Tom Carper actually said...

"Is it challenging for the folks who follow you, the folks on your team, to be asked to take a handoff in terms of a major overhaul of the tax code?"

"I think there is a chance to work this year on a more positive basis."

"I had the opportunity to nominate hundreds of people to serve in different capacities. I had the opportunity to nominate them, I didn't have the opportunity to name them, to appoint them."

"I ask my Republican colleagues to join with us Democrats so we can work together on a health care bill."