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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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Feb 27, 2023

In 2014, under my leadership as Chairman of this Committee at the time--I think with Tom Coburn as my wingman--we passed the Presidential and Federal Records Act (FRA) which, among other things, certified that electronic records should be…

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Feb 27, 2023

It will be interesting to see what social media in a personal capacity looked like for some of the folks that we serve with.

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Feb 27, 2023

The information we just heard from my colleague, is this official? Is this like government emails? I do not really understand the source of them. Just explain it.

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Feb 27, 2023

I am a veteran, the last Vietnam veteran serving here, and I am especially appreciative of the work in that regard.

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Feb 15, 2023

I'm concerned that this disparate treatment may have unintended consequences, such as giving foreign distributors a cost advantage over distributors located in the U.S. foreign trade zones.

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Feb 15, 2023

Our bill would expand a successful program within the Customs and Border Protection agency.

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Feb 14, 2023

My objective would be--because of how important I think it is to Americans--that we should not only be benchmarking what these organizations are doing, we should be able to beat them.

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Feb 14, 2023

So, from a lowly 13 percent to 90 percent as a result of the ability to hire that additional 5,000 workers says volumes.

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Feb 14, 2023

One of my proudest responsibilities as a U.S. Senator serving the people of Delaware is supporting my constituents.

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Feb 14, 2023

I want to see the IRS get that kind of recognition for quality.

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Feb 14, 2023

Danny Werfel has proved time and again that he has the management expertise and experience.

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Feb 14, 2023

The American people deserve an IRS that meets their expectations.

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Feb 14, 2023

I was very heartened to see that, since the Inflation Reduction Act was enacted last fall, the IRS has already begun putting the funds that Congress provided to good use.

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Feb 14, 2023

We need a leader at the IRS who's been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

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Feb 14, 2023

Democrats have made it very clear that we have an ironclad commitment to protect people who are making under $400,000.

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Dec 14, 2022

I want to thank our Ranking Member of the full Committee, Senator Capito, for her support, not just in discussing this topic, but addressing this challenge.

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Dec 14, 2022

I want to thank our Chairman, I want to thank our Ranking Member, Senator Wicker, for holding this hearing, a really important hearing today.

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Dec 14, 2022

I am very grateful to Chairman Merkley for having this hearing.

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Dec 14, 2022

I have never stopped caring about it.

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Dec 14, 2022

I have heard concerns from the plastics recycling community that increasing the number of chemical recycling facilities in the U.S. could hurt the financial liability of mechanical recycling facilities.

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Dec 14, 2022

I like to run, I like to exercise, a bunch of us like to exercise.

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Dec 6, 2022

People ask me: What do you like most about being in the Senate? What do you like most about public service? I like helping people. When they ask me more specifically what gives me joy in the Senate, it is that Thursday, it is that half an…

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Nov 29, 2022

This guy named Putin in Russia who is a no good guy, he has invaded a little country and is killing literally dozens, scores of people every day, innocent people.

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Nov 29, 2022

We are determined to stop both of those countries, both of those bullies, from being successful in what they are trying to do.

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Nov 29, 2022

There is no silver bullet. No silver bullet, but there are a lot of silver BBs.

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