Tom Carper actually said...

"The President says it is wasteful spending. Secretary Gates says it is wasteful spending."

"I am encouraged by what we are doing in these big deficits in a struggle to get an economy moving."

"I have always favored a second engine because I believe competition will drive the price of that engine down."

"What I want to do is to provide for a reasonable response when a President says, my hands are tied."