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Tom Carper: “I always tell people--people say, why have I--or ask me why I have had some success in my life. I always start off with…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I always tell people--people say, why have I--or ask me why I have had some success in my life. I always start off with, I picked the right parents.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper attributes his success to having supportive parents.

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