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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· May 18, 2015

Find out what works and do more of that. Find out what does not work and do less of that.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· May 18, 2015

The idea of like moving--if we are going to do something, let us try it on.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· May 13, 2015

In this country, we are pretty good at focusing on symptoms of problems. We do not always focus on root causes of problems.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· May 13, 2015

I am pleased to hear it is about 5 million, and I am pleased to hear it is growing.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 13, 2015

Mr. President, I thank my colleague Senator Isakson of Georgia and express my shared concern that if we are going to proceed to a long-term renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which provides duty-free, quota-free access to…

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John Carney
@johncarney· Democratic · DE· May 13, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to pass the bipartisan Delaware River Basin Conservation Act. Next to me is a beautiful photograph of the University of Delaware crew team rowing along the Christina River, a tributary within…

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John Carney
@johncarney· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

Federal policymakers respond in a big, bold way in order to, frankly, cover themselves politically.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

Mr. President, I wish to harken back about 6 months, if I could, to the election of last November. For me there were at least three takeaways from that election. No. 1, the voters of this country want us to work together and across party…

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

there is an uneven collection of data, uneven access to counsel, uneven representation both in terms of quality and timeliness and its impact on outcome.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

it is 3.7 times more likely that an African-American will be charged with marijuana possession than a white person despite identical rates of use.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

If I could, Chief Justice Cady, we have heard testimony today that suggests as much as $1 billion in government resources could be saved by decriminalizing some offenses that would really be better treated as civil infractions.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

Collateral consequences in terms of employment, access to housing, access to skills or training programs, lots of other things that once you have a criminal record continue to accumulate.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 12, 2015

the right to counsel is one of the foundational rights of our constitutional order.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 11, 2015

I'm very interested in the incentive auction and the auction funds.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 11, 2015

Thank you, Chairman Boozman, for convening this important hearing today.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 11, 2015

I suspect something you will find bipartisan agreement about is the need to continue with investment for rural access.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· May 11, 2015

I want to take us back to access to broadband and making sure that we have an E-rate program and an USF that works.

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