May 23, 2012
I think we have produced amazing value in that delta, I think, in the past 3 years by innovating with less.
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 23, 2012
We built an IT infrastructure that is bloated, inefficient, and actually makes it more difficult sometimes for the government to serve its citizens.
May 23, 2012
The first time I use it, I will attribute it to you. After that, it is mine.
May 23, 2012
As it turns out, with the kind of budget deficits we have today, it is hard to believe that we had three balanced budgets in a row in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
May 23, 2012
Can we say that we are getting what we are paying for? Can we say that we have looked at every nook and cranny of our IT investments?
May 23, 2012
I like that. I will use that one too--this is not the time to take the foot off the accelerator.
May 23, 2012
The American people are rightfully skeptical of a government that continues to squander too many of our tax dollars.
May 22, 2012
Later this year, part of the health care law that we passed will go into effect in States across the country.
May 22, 2012
That is just one more tool to help people, encourage people, enable people to take personal responsibility.
May 22, 2012
It provides that people who walk into a chain restaurant later this fall will look up on the menu board and see, for the item being served, cost and calories.
May 22, 2012
Some of the best guidance I ever received in my life is 'to figure out the right thing to do and just do it.'
May 22, 2012
The role here for us, and I think for you, and certainly for Mr. Sullivan, is to ensure that we have found out the facts, provided appropriate punishment for those who have misbehaved, and to put in place the policies and the safeguards to…
May 22, 2012
One indiscretion of the nature that has been reported in Colombia, one indiscretion is one too many.
May 16, 2012
Recently with the help of Senator Carper and Senator Coons, Governor Markell was able to announce the decision of Bloom Energy
May 9, 2012
We actually try to do that in our bill by allowing employers to provide premium discounts of as much as 30 percent for folks who take better care of themselves.
May 9, 2012
Sometimes when people ask me what I think we ought to do in tax reform, I talk a fair amount about Bowles-Simpson, and I think they have a pretty good roadmap there.
May 9, 2012
I say tax reform, among the things it ought to do, should simplify the tax code, not make it more complex.
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