Tom Carper said "At the top of the list for most people, at least based on what I heard in my State and likely what Senators have heard from coast to coast, is the desire for us to get to work on the economy. There are other concerns--the war in Iraq, the cost of health care, the list goes on--but at the top of the list is the economy, harking back to the Clinton campaign in 1992: ``It is the economy, stupid.'' It has been for a long time, and it certainly is again today. During the time I spent in Delaware, I visited a lot of places, including a number of schools. One of the questions a group of young people asked me was, what did I like most about my job. There are a number of things I enjoy about serving in the Senate. I love helping people. We have the opportunity to do that through constituent services and other ways every day. That is a source of great satisfaction." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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At the top of the list for most people, at least based on what I heard in my State and likely what Senators have heard from coast to coast, is the desire for us to get to work on the economy. There are other concerns--the war in Iraq, the cost of health care, the list goes on--but at the top of the list is the economy, harking back to the Clinton campaign in 1992: ``It is the economy, stupid.'' It has been for a long time, and it certainly is again today. During the time I spent in Delaware, I visited a lot of places, including a number of schools. One of the questions a group of young people asked me was, what did I like most about my job. There are a number of things I enjoy about serving in the Senate. I love helping people. We have the opportunity to do that through constituent services and other ways every day. That is a source of great satisfaction.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need to focus on the economy after a recess.

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