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On the recordApril 13, 2011
Let me conclude by just saying to my colleagues, I do not know if the first time I heard of this Presidential Executive Order was at the State of the Union address.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper reflects on the Presidential Executive Order's introduction.

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