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On the recordJanuary 16, 2009
We lament the loss of Joe Biden from the Senate. I am thrilled he is going to have the opportunity to become the first Delawarean ever to be the Vice President of the United States. As wonderful as he is as a Senator, he will do more good for his country in his new role than he could have done in this service, so it is a good thing for the administration and for the country and ultimately for Delaware. If we have to lose Joe Biden to the Vice Presidency of the United States, we could not ask for a better person to take his place than Ted Kaufman. Sometimes people come here and they have never served in elected office. Ted has not. But he comes here steeped in the knowledge of the Senate. He knows the place, knows the way this place works, has a pretty good idea of how to make it work better.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing the transition of Joe Biden to Vice President and the appointment of Ted Kaufman.

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