Tom Carper actually said...

"I want to thank you for your efforts to produce a bipartisan bill and for everyone who has worked on this to get us here to this point today."

"I just want to take a moment just to applaud Ben Cardin for his continued work and commitment to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay."

"I urge my colleagues to stand with the 50+ environmental and sportsmen's organizations and constituents that they represent who want further conservation efforts in this country."

"I think it is important as a Nation for us to look at a different way of public-private partnership."