Tom Carper actually said...

"If we are going to invest this type of money, we want to make sure that we have a facility that is good for the next 10, 20, 30, 40 years."

"Completing St. Elizabeth's will save, we are told by the General Services Administration (GSA), will save over a billion dollars during the course of the next 30 years."

"Our job is to do oversight and to try to make sure that we are looking out for taxpayers."

"Actually, seriously, when he first said the number, I thought $80 to $90 million sounded, frankly, for 10 years, a little bit low."