Tom Carper actually said...

the States are laboratories of democracy, and they give us the opportunity to find out what works and do more of that

we have the opportunity to provide leadership for the Senate, and I think for the Congress, in dealing with some of our toughest challenges

I think the last thing is that a national pilot is definitely necessary if the Federal Government is going to engage in this activity.

I will be extremely concerned about any proposal that we adopt that allows for this kind of selective choosing of winners and losers and del...