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Tom Carper

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Tom Carper is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper has focused on various issues including healthcare, environmental protection, and fiscal responsibility throughout his career. He previously served as the Governor of Delaware from January 21, 1993, to January 2, 2001, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 21, 1993.

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May 25, 2016

A bloodless coup. It was a bloodless coup.

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May 25, 2016

How is DHS going to ensure that it has ample resources to effectively deal with this threat? How can we help further?

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May 25, 2016

Doxing is the practice of taking the name and whatever information is available about an individual and publishing the name and that information and identifying that individual as a potential target of terrorism.

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May 25, 2016

We need to get this bill enacted into law as soon as possible, so that we can further help our communities resist ISIS' recruitment efforts.

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May 25, 2016

We have to get more people in these trusted traveler programs.

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May 25, 2016

I would like to ask for just 30 seconds to say something that I think is pertinent.

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May 25, 2016

If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together.

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May 17, 2016

I was pleased to join as a co-sponsor of the manager's amendment that we have just been discussing.

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May 17, 2016

I thank Senator Boxer for her kind words. Everybody is a part of this bill. This is something we can be very, very proud of, and thank you all.

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May 17, 2016

I think there are a lot of interesting ways--I want to be very careful to say we are open to anything.

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May 17, 2016

This is not the Department of Homeland Security of even 4 or 5 years ago.

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May 17, 2016

Hurricane Sandy was about 3 or 4 years ago, but actually there were Bloom boxes that were deployed previously before Hurricane Sandy hit.

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May 17, 2016

The Iranians, they have been given a chance to be a good player. We will see how things continue if they keep their word.

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May 17, 2016

Mr. Chairman, could I just ask to be added as a co-sponsor of S. 1479, the brownfields legislation?

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May 17, 2016

I want to credit the men and women at the Department of Homeland Security, including in NPPD and elsewhere, for the hard work they do to ensure our critical infrastructure is secure and resilient.

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May 17, 2016

I rise in support of emergency supplemental funding for Federal efforts to combat the impending threat of the Zika virus. Reports of the spread of this virus are concerning. Actually, they are troubling, not just for public health…

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May 17, 2016

I wore a uniform for about 5 years active, another 18 reserve.

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May 17, 2016

Both my boys are Boy Scouts. I used to take our Scout troop, Troop 67 from Wilmington, Delaware, to the Norfolk Naval Station...

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May 17, 2016

Just very briefly. You have made a very generous offer to Senator Gillibrand and I just urge her to accept that.

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May 17, 2016

Let us inspire some innovative ideas on how we can address some of these challenges.

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May 17, 2016

I think it is something that we need to think about: is this really what we want to do?

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May 17, 2016

Obviously, what we are discussing today is of immense importance--it is in Delaware, and I know it is in the other 49 States: the security of our critical infrastructure.

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May 17, 2016

while our colleague from Florida is on the floor, I thank him for being a loud and vocal proponent and for taking swift action. I thank the Senator for leading the fight.

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May 17, 2016

I am the senior Democrat on the Subcommittee called 'Nuclear Safety.' We actually focused on just this thing, new generation, nuclear power, small modular.

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