Tom Carper actually said...

"We must act now while the ability to mitigate the most harmful impact is still within our grasp."

"the more severe, the more costly, and perhaps irreversible, the effects of climate change are becoming."

"If we are going to have regulations--and we need them--make sure we are using some common sense."

"We expect them to go out and say to those who are going to be regulated, 'What are your ideas? What do you think?'"