Tom Carper actually said...

"We think it is the best thing for the American public. We think it is the best thing for the taxpayer."

"I think it is appropriate for the well owner who derives benefit from the production to also bear the risk if those hydrocarbons are released into the environment inadvertently."

"In adversity lies opportunity."

"We are going to change that law, and we are going to start working on it very seriously probably on the Senate floor next week."