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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Apr 9, 2024

I just don't think we are moving fast enough.

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Lisa Blunt Rochester
@lisabluntrochester· Democratic · DE· Mar 21, 2024

March is National Blood Clot Awareness Month. One American every 6 minutes dies from a blood clot, which is why yesterday I unveiled a virtual toolkit to raise awareness, promote action, and inspire advocacy because blood clots don't…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 21, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 21, 2024

My colleague John Barrasso has just spoken. He and I used to lead the Environment and Public Works Committee. We worked together over the years on a lot of issues. He is good at finding the middle in a bunch of those and I think I am, too…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of my friend from Iowa, Senator Grassley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, before I address recycling and composting, I just want to say something with respect and affection to my friend from Texas. About a month ago, Democrats and Republicans joined together here on this floor to pass bipartisan…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned to convene for a pro forma session only, with no business being conducted, at 9:25 a.m. on Friday, March 15; that when the Senate…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Madam President, I have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, I further ask that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 84, which was received from the House and I understand is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress: Natasha Kieval, Cassandra Worthington, Nicole Comisky, and Ryan Smith. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, volunteerism and service have long defined the very heart of the American spirit. It was Alexis de Tocqueville, in the middle of the 19th century, at really the dawn of the modern American Republic, who observed that it was…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 29, 2024

Mr. President, I rise today in strong opposition to override President Biden's veto on S.J. Res. 38, a Congressional Review Act resolution to disapprove of the Biden administration's phase-in of ``Buy American'' requirements for electric…

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Tom Carper
@tomcarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 29, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Feb 28, 2024

I think this has been a steadily growing challenge for decades, and more recently the attacks by Iranian proxies throughout the region.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Feb 28, 2024

I think this has been a steadily growing challenge for decades, and more recently the attacks by Iranian proxies throughout the region.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Feb 8, 2024

It says to the people of Poland, to the people of Lithuania, to the people of Latvia, to the people of Estonia--nations that long knew the boot of Soviet occupation and oppression--that they should be afraid; that they cannot count on the…

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Feb 8, 2024

Thank you. If I could conclude on this point: The lessons of history are thick not just in this Chamber, where the debates that formed NATO took place, not just in the capitals of Europe but around the world, where other authoritarians are…

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