Political Quotes

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.

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Mar 1, 2023

If we are smart, we will be able to help them stay in business and can continue to provide carbon free electricity.

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Mar 1, 2023

It is not just enough to clean up our air and address the climate change and so forth. We have to make sure that when we do that, we put people to work, and they have good jobs that they can support their families.

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Mar 1, 2023

Clean air is essential to human health, as we know. Unfortunately, far too many Americans are breathing air that is unhealthy.

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Mar 1, 2023

The American Innovation in Manufacturing Act is a good example that really crystallizes what much of our environmental policy accomplishes.

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Mar 1, 2023

75 percent of Americans, not just Californians, are being served by a utility with a net zero goal.

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Mar 1, 2023

A big contributor of the California blackouts are because of extreme weather and extreme weather events like wildfires fueled by climate change.

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Mar 1, 2023

According to this report, the Inflation Reduction Act cuts household energy costs, cuts household energy costs, by up to an additional $112 per household on average in 2030 than without the law.

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Mar 1, 2023

Thank you for bringing your expertise and knowledge from a previous part of your life to this body.

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Mar 1, 2023

I want to make another unanimous consent request, if I could. I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record a letter from a major utility's trade and labor organization into the record, a letter from a major utility trade and labor…

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Mar 1, 2023

Let me say that again: Reduced mercury and other air toxic emissions by nearly 90 percent at a quarter of the estimated cost.

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Feb 28, 2023

All of us on this Committee and in the Senate and House receive inquiries from our constituents, and a lot of them are veterans.

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Feb 28, 2023

All of us on this Committee and in the Senate and House receive inquiries from our constituents, and a lot of them are veterans.

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