Tom Carper actually said...

"My colleagues often hear me say everything I do I know I can do better."

"I think it is just usually helpful to have the person at the top saying this is what one of our key goals and to hold people accountable."

"Frankly, so are the taxpayers, because we spend money we do not have and we have to do our best efforts for our war fighters."

"It is enormously helpful to be able to say to folks up and down the line in the different branches of our armed forces, the Secretary says we are going to get this done."