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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Oct 19, 2016

Either he's so stupid that he doesn't understand -- no no, it's possible. Really, it is possible he doesn't understand the damage he's doing.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Oct 16, 2016

I've been privileged to have a front-row seat to history. And I can say without fear of contradiction that Barack Obama is the greatest leader of our time.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Oct 5, 2016

I've had a great relationship with the president. I really have. I mean, we've had a lot of one-on-ones. We've had a lot of interesting conversations. And by that I mean I've done a lot of interesting listening.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

I thank Senator Coons for those beautiful, heartfelt words. A few years ago, the Senator who would have joined me and who would have joined Bill Roth before me would have been Joe Biden, who served here for six terms. He was someone who…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Mr. President, I thank my colleague Chris Coons for allowing me to join him and together offer this tribute to Chris Leach and Jerry Fickes. Earlier today, the floor was busy with activity--and really joyful activity--as Democrats and…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Eric Hanson, a detailee to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the second session of the 114th Congress. The…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Ian Foss, a detailee on the HELP Committee, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for Senator Murray be granted floor privileges for the remainder of today's session. The PRESIDING…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Mr. President, as some of my colleagues know, nearly every month for more than 1 year now, I have come to the Senate floor regularly to highlight the diverse and difficult work performed by the men and women at the Department of Homeland…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Mr. President, I stand before my colleagues this evening as a veteran of the Vietnam War who returned to this country after a third tour in Southeast Asia. I moved from California to Delaware and enrolled there at the University of…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

I think leadership is always the key in the success of any organization.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Ninety-three percent of the folks who were surveyed.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

I have nothing else to say. [Laughter.] I will quit while I am ahead.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

When the President nominated Jeh Johnson to be the Secretary--I am sure Senator Heitkamp will remember this--across the whole top level of management within Homeland Security, there were folks in acting capacity, in some cases really…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

Good. Do you know if all Federal agencies or most of the major Federal agencies use the Pathways Program?

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Sep 28, 2016

I think Senator Heitkamp is going to kill me if I do not yield my time back.

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