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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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Jun 19, 2011

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.

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Jun 19, 2011

Congratulations to--I do not know if we have any Bruins fans, but you have done well and you ought to feel very proud.

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Jun 19, 2011

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.

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Jun 15, 2011

If we had to do this all over again, we should be smart enough to do actually what they have done in France.

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Jun 15, 2011

a message from Fukushima is that 4 hours or sometimes eight is not sufficient.

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Jun 15, 2011

I think that the Commission will probably receive from the Task Force perhaps some recommendations in this area.

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Jun 15, 2011

shouldn't we be looking at the requirements for the operating life of these batteries and extending that?

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Jun 15, 2011

I think we ought to go back and look at what we are doing now with respect to beyond design basis events.

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Jun 15, 2011

I would just say, they are used to, in these exercises, having a lull and during the lull they have lunch.

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Jun 15, 2011

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.

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Jun 15, 2011

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.

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Jun 15, 2011

Well, we will look forward to you report back to us later this year to see how this all sorts out.

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Jun 15, 2011

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.

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Jun 14, 2011

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.

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Jun 14, 2011

It kind of makes you wonder if people aren't just picking on the little States.

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Jun 14, 2011

I think there is a moral imperative at work here.

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Jun 14, 2011

There is a lot of room for a lot of empirical data to say that is not the case.

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Jun 14, 2011

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.

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Jun 14, 2011

God knows some of us tried. But we have not done our job.

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Jun 14, 2011

We concluded a long time ago that Federal standards are the best way to ensure consistent air pollution reductions occur around our Country.

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Jun 14, 2011

We need to level the playing field for all of us.

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Jun 14, 2011

it is a joy to watch you do your job before this panel. Never lose your cool, always good with your answers.

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Jun 14, 2011

It is just my message, step up to the plate, corporate responsibility, caring about people's health.

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Jun 14, 2011

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.

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Jun 14, 2011

The health benefits from reducing these pollutants in EPA's cost benefit analysis of the air toxic regulation?

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