Tom Carper actually said...

"Ten percent of the funds from the auctioning of carbon emissions allowances would go into a pot, and that pot would fund low emission transportation improvements like bikeways and sidewalks."

"I am optimistic. There is a lot of good stuff in place."

"Since coming into office, President Obama has faced--I think it is an understatement--a complicated set of challenges, both domestic and international."

"From the work that you have done at GAO, could you provide us maybe with an example or two of how an agency was able to bring about better outcomes through the use of performance information?"