Tom Carper actually said...

"In order to form a more perfect Union."

"Addressing these gaps needs to be a priority, given their impact on so many important issues facing our country."

"We know we will never be perfect. But we strive for perfection, because we know everything that we do, we can do better."

"Tom Coburn is gone, but that spirit that he brought to this Committee for all those years is still being nurtured by me."