Tom Carper actually said...

"It is hard to have life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness without water, without clean water to drink."

"This bill helps to ensure that the drinking water coming out of the faucets across the country is safe to drink, regardless of a neighborhood's zip code or the economic status of its citizens."

"I urge my colleagues to oppose both of the nominees today, but I strongly support both of these bills."

"People say to me, why is the Federal Government involved in this issue of clean drinking water and wastewater? And I tell them, it goes all the way back to the Declaration of Independence, written by ..."