Tom Carper

I believe climate change exists and that we are living on borrowed time.

We need trade. We need free, fair trade, and our economies grow when we have that free and fair trade.

I think it is an opportunity for us to show leadership and to set very high standards for the rest of the world to follow.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I want to really thank our friends, our witnesses from across the country, for being here, for the work that you do and the leadership that you provide, not only in your own businesses or your own union, but really…

No one eats as well as we do, either, or as much of it.

I do not know that that is the best investment for our taxpayer dollars.

We need Senate-confirmed leadership, and we are happy that you are going to hopefully be able to provide that.

I think it is too easy to sit there and pound one agency because they had an exorbitant conference at the expense of all the other agencies.

I think what he is getting at is what are some of the challenges that your offices face in conducting audits.

We are talking about culture change.

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

At least not on Federal dollars.

What are the consequences if an agency does not follow your guidance?

I do not mind you making me pay some extra taxes. I just do not want you to waste our money.

The third thing we need to do is look at everything we do in government.

The second thing to do for deficit reduction, I think we need some additional revenues.

I want to save money in the programs. I want to save these programs for our kids and grandchildren.

What I suggest we do is three things. I think Dr. Coburn agrees with it; I think the President agrees with it.

I think we need tax reform that, one, I think lowers corporate rates so that we are competitive with the rest of the world, but also generates some revenues for deficit reduction.

I like to think there are three ways, three keys to deficit reduction.

One of the things that Dr. Coburn and I and our Committee have worked on is how do we bolster the workforce.

Leadership is the most important criteria I have seen for almost any entity being successful.

I have been particularly concerned about steep proposed cuts in the management side in the House version of the DHS appropriations bill.

Before I turn to Senator McCain, we had a hearing here, about a year ago.

If you have great leadership, I do not care if it is a business, I do not care if it is a school, I do not care if it is a governmental unit, I do not care if it is military, it is athletic, if you have got good leadership, I will show you…