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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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Mar 29, 2023

Thanks to President Biden's leadership, drug manufacturers like Eli Lilly have followed suit and have voluntarily capped the price of insulin at $35 per month in the commercial market as well.

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Mar 29, 2023

I believe I have 15 minutes to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is not an order for time.

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Mar 29, 2023

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union.

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Mar 29, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on H.J. Res. 27

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Mar 29, 2023

Right now, 21 percent is going to intermediaries. There are much better things we can be doing with that money.

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Mar 28, 2023

Downwind States need cooperation from our upwind neighbors and EPA if we are ever to have truly healthy air to breathe.

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Mar 28, 2023

I think we can, and I think we must.

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Mar 28, 2023

EPA has projected that it will prevent premature deaths, that it will avoid hospitalizations, that it will cut asthma exacerbations.

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Mar 28, 2023

I have a couple of questions here. For the entire panel, a question dealing with the importance of the heavy duty NOx rule.

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Mar 28, 2023

We do punch way above our weight, exactly. Small but mighty.

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Mar 28, 2023

Those who had the pollution control mechanisms didn't use them, they were able to provide cheaper electricity. That is just not fair.

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Mar 28, 2023

If I am trying to figure out what is the right thing to do, I try to put myself in other people's shoes.

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Mar 28, 2023

My hope is that we will be guided by science here, and at the end of the day we will be better prepared to deal with these issues in a fair and thoughtful way.

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Mar 28, 2023

If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.

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Mar 28, 2023

Unfortunately, some people have forgotten in this country that air pollution knows no State boundaries.

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Mar 28, 2023

Air is not partisan, respects no boundaries.

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Mar 28, 2023

EPA has an obligation to forge partnerships with States in order to make sure that everyone is doing their fair share.

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Mar 28, 2023

We believe that bipartisan solutions are lasting solutions.

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Mar 28, 2023

That is why we need a national strategy to address pollutants like ozone.

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Mar 28, 2023

The Good Neighbor Rule is about basic fairness. It is about protecting Americans who are breathing dirty air that they didn't create.

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Mar 28, 2023

I believe that most Americans realize that air pollution is bad for our health, bad for our planet, bad for business and that it creates real economic hardships for communities that end up breathing dirty air.

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Mar 28, 2023

To me, that is not an undue burden on upwind States. It is basic fairness.

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Mar 28, 2023

EPA's science based rule has well defined economic and health benefits.

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Mar 28, 2023

For too long, many Americans living in downwind States have suffered in part because upwind neighboring States refuse to clean up their ozone pollution.

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Mar 28, 2023

I think that would be very helpful information.

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