Tom Carper actually said...

Our Nation's fiscal crisis may have receded from the headlines in recent months, but, in fact, we are still dealing with the same challenges...

The purpose, as you know, of this hearing is to examine the merits of S. 1691, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act.

What I have come to understand is that what happens along our borders is only a symptom of the problem.

I commend that announcement.