Tom Carper actually said...

"Before I turn to Senator McCain, we had a hearing here, about a year ago."

"When I was Chairman of this Committee, one person I remember working with was H. Dale Hall, who served as President Bush's Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service."

"Because the Democrats have taken away the super majority, our ability to exercise effective oversight--either in the majority or minority--is gone."

"Today, for the first time in two decades, we are producing more oil than we are importing."