Tom Carper

The two Cs are also--communicate and compromise--the secret to a vibrant democracy.

Congress needs to pass the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, which I and others have introduced.

It is clear that the Caterpillar licensing transaction fails the arm's-length standard.

Caterpillar used to pay taxes on almost all of its parts profits. That was before 1999.

The IRS has to step up its enforcement to stop the multinational offshore profit shifting.

I am Tom Carper, and I approve this message.

I think mayor is a great job. Especially when the economy is getting better, as it is.

I would just say, Madam Chair, to our witnesses, if you took a compass, and you put the point of it the Wilmington Train Station...

We are in a country where over half of the people in our country now are obese or on their way to being obese.

The multi-modal, the multi-transportation options are so critical.

Things are worth having if they are worth paying for.

I was pleased to play at least a modest role in helping draft MAP-21, our last transportation bill.

I would like to be one of the Big Four.

I am really pleased, Madam Chair, and David, to have a chance to hear from our State and local folks.

If we were to take another look at the Federal freight policy, what advice would you give us for how to plan our investments and develop projects?

No wonder my colleagues and I have a hard time figuring out what to do here.

The role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.

We applaud Chairman Carper, Senator Blunt, and other Members of this Committee, for pursuing breach notification legislation.

One thing Congress should not do is to turn a blind eye. Keep attention focused on this area.

If a financial institution, retailer, or a Federal agency determines that sensitive information was or may have been compromised, the bill that Senator Carper and I have proposed would simply require them to investigate the scope of the…

I am absolutely confident that the hackers and the criminals will be more nimble than the Congress.

I think there are three things we are focused on here. One, how do we protect information? Two, how do we investigate when there are problems? And, three, how do you go about notification?

We think this common sense legislation... would require a national standard for entities that collect sensitive personal information.

I think of my mother and I think of, why does it matter what State she lives in to determine the level of protection that she has? It should not.

I think it was Abraham Lincoln who once said the role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.