Tom Carper said "I would not have favored that, and I described it before you got here as giving the President--like putting a bazooka under the President's desk." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 14, 2011

I would not have favored that, and I described it before you got here as giving the President--like putting a bazooka under the President's desk.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Carper critiques the shift of power to the President regarding budget control.

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