Tom Carper actually said...

"It is no secret that the overruns in the DOD acquisitions consume billions of dollars every year, and I am still amazed."

"We need to change the thinking that if only we give a program a couple more years and a couple more billion dollars the program will ultimately be successful."

"We try to work on prevention with respect to health care."

"An ounce of prevention, as my grandmother used to say, 'Is worth a pound of cure.'"