Tom Carper actually said...

"I believe, and have learned in my brief tenure here, that we cannot continue to do the things that we have always been doing, to the detriment of the American taxpayer."

"I have jurisdiction in another Subcommittee that deals with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and for a number of years, consecutive years, they have been at the top of the charts in terms of a..."

"I must admit the news of your decision to leave this post as Director of the Census Bureau is bittersweet."

"Indecision is deadly, I think, in an environment like this."