Tom Carper

I think I understood you to say that there was a land swap that occurred involving native Americans...

Superfund is one of the nation's safety nets.

We have to think through the depth of some of these actions to make sure that our grandchildren don't have the same burden.

I focus on root causes of problems.

We believe it holds essentially Government to the same level of accountability for cleaning up the environment that the rest of us are held to, including industry and the private sector.

Do you agree that there will be fewer and slower cleanups of toxic sites like Hanford if Congress goes along with these proposed Draconian cuts?

This is gripping testimony. It is hard not to be affected by it.

The President's fiscal year 2018 budget slashes State environmental grants by a staggering 45 percent

The President's 2018 skinny budget decimates the EPA with a 31 percent budget cut

I believe in Abraham Lincoln's philosophy. People used to say, Mr. Lincoln, what is the role of Government? And he would respond the role of Government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.

Instead, we need to fund these agencies to the fullest extent possible.

I didn't vote in favor of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act because I would like to briefly address the concerns that I have with the bill and with the approach that we took.

While new and novel technology may well prove to be safer than current reactor designs, we just have the responsibility to plan for the worst even as we hope for the best.

As long as the radioactive material stays there and doesn't have a plan for cleaning it up, it is still a very huge risk for New York City and the country.

Nuclear power is a prime example of how we can combat the negative impact of climate change on our environment and public health, while also providing economic opportunity for a lot of Americans.

I would certainly concur with what Senator Whitehouse has just said.

The NRC should be guided by the most conservative assumptions when it comes to safety and security of communities located in close proximity to nuclear plants.

If we are smart, we will replace our aging nuclear reactors with new technology, developed in this country, that is safer, produces less spent fuel, and is cheaper to operate and build.

I want to commend our Chairman and the cosponsors of this bill, especially Senators Whitehouse, Inhofe, Booker, and Crapo, for their work to reach a bipartisan agreement.

Legislation that makes this kind of progress doesn't happen just because of the folks sitting on this side of the dais.

I believe that would be a serious mistake with potentially devastating consequences.

For those of us on the Democratic side of the aisle in the Senate, there are few environmental challenges that are more important than what we believe to be the clear and damaging effect of climate change.

Today is a perfect example of working together and coming up on an issue that is important for both of us.

My hope and my expectations are we are going to continue to do our best to come together where we can to make progress on any number of fronts.

If we do not focus on trying to make those places more habitable--to places where there is more hope and rule of law--then we can deploy all kinds of assets...and we will not really make the kind of progress we otherwise could make.