Senator Carper had asked us a couple of months ago to pull together a focus group in our rural part of the State, because they were so frustrated with EDA.
Thomas R. Carper
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Thomas R. Carper is a United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has held various political roles throughout his career, including serving as the Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. Carper is known for his work on issues related to the environment, healthcare, and postal service reform. As a Vietnam War veteran, he often emphasizes his military service and its impact on his public service philosophy.
If you feed a person for a day, you can do that, but if you want to help a person eat for life, you teach them how to fish.
I still think the State and local boards, the work force boards, are where the rubber meets the road in most of our communities.
Senator Carper had asked us a couple of months ago to pull together a focus group in our rural part of the State, because they were so frustrated with EDA.
It employed something like 4,000 people, and they closed it. We lost 4,000 jobs just like that.
Some communities across our country are struggling with how to navigate today's economy.
I think there is an acronym for that, GRR. I understand that there are some remaining construction features for the Tres Rios project, with a reevaluation of the project underway to address increased costs in the next steps.
the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.