Tom Carper actually said...

"We are saying with this legislation that the President is going to sign in about 30 minutes that agencies, all Federal agencies have to report their improper payments."

"If we could work something out, we could eliminate all of this stuff, or most of it, so that people know where they are going, what am I going to have to do, how much am I going to have to invest, wha..."

"Unfortunately he is thinking of leaving us at the end of the year. He is on a mission--and I am, too--to make sure that a number of items on his agenda list get completed."

"My concerns lead me to believe that this EPA action is even more reason for Congress to pass the Carper-Alexander legislation that would establish a national program with stronger permanent reductions..."