Tom Carper actually said...

"Tom Carper of Delaware... pressed the president behind closed doors to bend on that and specifically, to hold off on that so-called public option for several years."

"Thank you for saying that. I welcome that comment."

"We have had the hearings in this room before in talking about, among other things, cost overruns in IT projects."

"I think that is one of the fundamental reasons why you are seeing a significant reduction in the use of award-fee contracts in the Department of Defense."