Tom Carper actually said...

"Massive impacts of Hurricane Sandy continue to be felt by many people up and down the East Coast and to the Northeast."

"My hope is that others will see that, too."

"Sandy didn't spare Delaware by any measure. And we have real needs that are beyond our State's ability to provide."

"Perhaps most importantly, this hearing will help Congress to understand what we must do to help our States come back stronger and to better protect us from other storms in the future."