Tom Carper actually said...

"I am not going to get off of the Committee. I will still be, I guess, the senior Democrat, but I will be the Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works (EPW)."

"Tell us what the rules are going to be. Give us some flexibility, give us a reasonable amount of time, and get out of the way."

"I like that, 'Back in the black.' Maybe that could be our slogan here."

"I do not foresee the demise of the Postal Service by any means within the short term."