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Tom Carper: “I always say because I picked the right parents, and the other thing is because I have always surrounded myself with…”

On the recordJune 1, 2015
I always say because I picked the right parents, and the other thing is because I have always surrounded myself with people smarter than me.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper attributes his success to his upbringing and surrounding himself with intelligent individuals.

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