Tom Carper actually said...

"As a member from a coastal State I can say that I truly understand the importance of our shorelines to our own local and national economies."

"It seems to me that the one thing that I have noticed about the way things could happen in our present society is we just do not have disincentives for bad behavior."

"I think what Senator Durbin said earlier is--one of the things many of us are concerned about is how do we get the disincentive for the bad behavior."

"I think we have the opportunity here for us, for Senator Feingold and myself, and hopefully Senator Voinovich and Senator Coburn and others to join forces on another good idea."