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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.
if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:30 p.m., adjourned until Friday, April 21, 2023, at 10 a.m. ____________________
I am honored to be here on the floor with the Presiding Officer today. I rise this afternoon to share my gratitude--and I know I speak for our Presiding Officer and every Member of this body, all 100 of us--for those who helped to ensure…
happy Earth Week. I rise today, along with a couple of my colleagues--one from West Virginia and another from Arkansas--to speak on the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 and on the Recycling and Composting…
I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
A lot of the Free File program was created to simplify this process at no cost for low-income taxpayers. The program is not working as intended.
If you owe it, pay it. But let us get more strategic about the way we go about dealing with the--if we want to solve the problem...
before I begin my floor remarks, let me just ask unanimous consent that several individuals who serve in my personal office and on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works majority staff be granted privileges of the floor for…
I have 11 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
I don't rise every day to oppose amendments offered by Senator Lee. I am afraid I am going to have to oppose this one for a couple of reasons. One, as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and as a recovering…
I am looking at the language of the amendment. On page 4, subparagraph (D), which is entitled ``Verification of Resources,'' reads--I will read part of this. It says: As a condition on entering into an agreement under paragraph (1), the…
Fortunately, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS now has the resources to expand access to free, simplified filing options.
A review of the program that I requested from GAO... found that the program's utilization rate is drastically low, disappointingly low.
This is the last thing I would say with respect to this amendment. If this amendment is not adopted, I would say to the Senator from Utah, I welcome the opportunity for my staff and your staff to sit down and talk through it and to better…
I am not prepared to know whether or not there are other safeguards--I appreciate the good intent that the Senator from Utah is showing. But standing here on the fly, I am just reluctant to say that if you change this one place and this…
I don't think I have got this wrong. I may be mistaken, but I don't think so. I would just say, again, Senator Lee's proposal appears to be modeling on a program at the Department of Transportation that allows States--and I underline…
I rise today to highlight the importance of supporting the brave men and women who protect us every day in all 50 States. As I laid out on this floor last month, the fires that we face are getting worse, not better. Every day, there are…
When I talk about integrity, I often say if you have it, nothing else matters. If you do not have it, nothing else matters. Secretary Mayorkas has it.
We have 10 million jobs today where nobody is showing up to do the work, and we hear from businesses all the time who say, 'There are people in other countries who would like to come and do these jobs. Why can't we allow them to do that?'
I am standing next to a woman from New Jersey who is our communications director and who handles Delaware and somehow manages to handle New Jersey and raise a family at the same time. She is amazing. We are delighted that we could have the…
I would ask that I be granted 15 minutes to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I think we have another Senator from West Virginia that is ready to speak over here. I want to just close with this. The U.S. Department of Agriculture stands ready to work with farmers and ranchers to assist them with compliance. I will…
I rise today in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 27, a Congressional Review Act resolution to disapprove the Biden administration's rule defining the ``waters of the United States,'' or WOTUS, as it is popularly known. To many Americans, the…
Right now, 21 percent is going to intermediaries. There are much better things we can be doing with that money.
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