Tom Carper actually said...

"leadership is the most important criteria I have seen for almost any entity being successful."

"One of the things that Dr. Coburn and I and our Committee have worked on is how do we bolster the workforce."

"When I was Chairman of this Committee, one person I remember working with was H. Dale Hall, who served as President Bush's Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service."

"Because the Democrats have taken away the super majority, our ability to exercise effective oversight--either in the majority or minority--is gone."