Tom Carper actually said...

"I would say there is a lesson here for both of us, and one of those is to make clear I am always ready to take your calls, your meeting, whatever you want and engage."

"You and our colleagues have heard me invoke in this room more times than I can count the Golden Rule: Treat other people the way I want to be treated."

"Thank you for your passion, and I would ask that we spend the rest of this day dealing with this and seeing if we can't work this out."

"I want to thank our members for being here today."