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.
How is DHS going to ensure that it has ample resources to effectively deal with this threat? How can we help further?
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.
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.
I would like to ask for just 30 seconds to say something that I think is pertinent.
If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together.
I was pleased to join as a co-sponsor of the manager's amendment that we have just been discussing.
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.
I think there are a lot of interesting ways--I want to be very careful to say we are open to anything.
Hurricane Sandy was about 3 or 4 years ago, but actually there were Bloom boxes that were deployed previously before Hurricane Sandy hit.
The Iranians, they have been given a chance to be a good player. We will see how things continue if they keep their word.
Mr. Chairman, could I just ask to be added as a co-sponsor of S. 1479, the brownfields legislation?
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.
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…
Both my boys are Boy Scouts. I used to take our Scout troop, Troop 67 from Wilmington, Delaware, to the Norfolk Naval Station...
Just very briefly. You have made a very generous offer to Senator Gillibrand and I just urge her to accept that.
Let us inspire some innovative ideas on how we can address some of these challenges.
I think it is something that we need to think about: is this really what we want to do?
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.
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.
I am the senior Democrat on the Subcommittee called 'Nuclear Safety.' We actually focused on just this thing, new generation, nuclear power, small modular.





