one of the reasons why we do not get more done in Washington these days is because of a lack of trust, across party lines, across the aisle.
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.
Congratulations to--I do not know if we have any Bruins fans, but you have done well and you ought to feel very proud.
We have a term in Delaware, maybe you do here in Massachusetts, for a situation like the one that you uncovered and have investigated and tried to straighten it out. We call it a dog's breakfast.
If we had to do this all over again, we should be smart enough to do actually what they have done in France.
a message from Fukushima is that 4 hours or sometimes eight is not sufficient.
I think that the Commission will probably receive from the Task Force perhaps some recommendations in this area.
shouldn't we be looking at the requirements for the operating life of these batteries and extending that?
I think we ought to go back and look at what we are doing now with respect to beyond design basis events.
I would just say, they are used to, in these exercises, having a lull and during the lull they have lunch.
We should be able to find or provide an incentive system so that States would willingly, unlike Nevada, would willing say, please, put your nuclear spent fuel here in our State.
I do not believe that the actions of this Administration or the Chairman have demonstrated the sense of urgency with regard to the issue of storing spent nuclear fuel.
Well, we will look forward to you report back to us later this year to see how this all sorts out.
I implore you to do the same, whether you are the Chair or a member of this Commission. Treat other people the way you want to be treated.
we are in a battle, an economic battle with the rest of the world. Competition is a lot tougher than it was when some of us were born.
It kind of makes you wonder if people aren't just picking on the little States.
There is a lot of room for a lot of empirical data to say that is not the case.
It is not fair. I would just State to my friends that don't have to face this problem, there is a moral imperative here.
We concluded a long time ago that Federal standards are the best way to ensure consistent air pollution reductions occur around our Country.
it is a joy to watch you do your job before this panel. Never lose your cool, always good with your answers.
It is just my message, step up to the plate, corporate responsibility, caring about people's health.
I can do everything in my power to work with the Administration, to work with my colleagues, Democrat and Republicans, to protect the Clean Air Act.
The health benefits from reducing these pollutants in EPA's cost benefit analysis of the air toxic regulation?





