Tom Carper

One of my hopes, one of my aspirations is that we can, by working together, learn as much as possible from the tragedy that occurred 2 days ago.

If it is not perfect, make it better.

To quote Yogi Berra, we must not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

I thank you and Senator Vitter both for putting this together.

It is an important hearing and it is on a very difficult day.

Knowing my colleagues and me, if I had somebody that wanted to create jobs in Delaware... I would probably be interested in seeing that succeed.

I wish we had an Inspector General confirmed by the Senate in place to do that in this Department.

You could not have two better advocates than Senator Landrieu and Senator Feinstein.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Find out what works and do more of that. This is something that works.

One of the things we focus on is how do we get better results for less money

We cannot manage what we cannot measure.

One of our main objectives, really one of my main objectives in the Affordable Care Act, was to try to reorient our Nation's health care system so that we would reward quality over just quantity and try to improve health care outcomes…

I believe it's time we stop fighting over established science and work together to enact common-sense environmental protections.

The Government Accountability Office agrees with me--listing this year that climate change is a high risk to our country's fiscal health.

It will take years to recover from the devastation caused by Sandy, and it's important that we get it right.

I'd like to remind my colleagues that history has proven this is a false choice: we can protect both.

It has preserved critical coastal habitat while protecting communities from storm and flood damage and saving countless tax dollars.

Fortunately, we aren't starting from square one. Already, this country is moving forward on a cleaner economy--due in big part to the commitments made by the Obama administration.

There is a direct correlation to the temperature in those times and the levels of carbon in those times.

Taking action means investing in a lower carbon economy, but also investing in more resilient communities.

Climate change is the great challenge of our time.

The legacy of a remarkable Delaware leader who served in many respects as a role model for many of us in Congress not that long ago.

It is a testament to the decisive and comprehensive actions taken by President Obama, Secretary Donovan and the members of the President's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force.

The harmful effects of climate change, specifically sea-level rise and extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, pose a unique and serious threat to my coastal home State of Delaware.