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.
One of the Biden administration's priorities has been to replace lead service lines.
In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Congress committed to ensuring that disadvantaged communities benefit from Federal drinking water and wastewater infrastructure investments.
As we have discussed, Democrats and Republicans on this panel, it is not just enough to enact landmark legislation like this, but it is important that it be appropriately implemented and that we exercise our responsibilities with respect…
treat other people the way we want to be treated, which is really what we try to do with this legislation.
Our hope is with the implementation of the Bipartisan Water and Wastewater legislation that we passed that we are going to be doing a better job at the Federal level of meeting our responsibilities on this front.
It is just critical in order to be successful in job creation and maintaining those jobs.
If the American people are looking for bipartisanship, they need look no further than this Committee and its work on infrastructure.
Integrity, if you have it, nothing else matters. Integrity, if you don't have it, nothing else matters.
I think the biggest gap--we've talked about it--is our inability to achieve affordability across a broader spectrum of people.