Tom Carper actually said...

"As the senior Senator from first State to ratify the Constitution, I applaud your use and reference to the Constitution here this morning."

"Thank you. My staff, at my request, did some analysis. They found in States that have raised revenues for transportation, 90 percent of legislators who voted for a revenue increase won their primary, ..."

"We often talk about the jobs that could be created from a full-funded transportation bill. I have heard 600,000 jobs, 700,000 jobs."

"Leadership has been defined as the courage to stay out of step when everyone else is marching to the wrong tune."