Tom Carper actually said...

"I want to thank Senator Johnson for calling me during the, I guess it was at the time of the run-up to the election when we were not in session actually encouraging us to hold a hearing."

"The second one is to love thy neighbor as thyself."

"We need to get over that. This is a good, balanced group of nominees, and the most important element I have ever seen in any organization I have ever been a part of... leadership is the key."

"This is definitely glass half-full, and the question is, are we going to continue to fill it and enable you to do your share? I sure hope that we will."