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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.
I want to reflect on what Senator Chambliss just spoke about with respect to energy. There are a wide variety of things we need to do: create biofuels, conserve energy. I think we need to incentivize a greater reliance on alternative and…
The legislation that we celebrated passage of yesterday is another indication we can still do that right here in the Senate. ... I want to say it is $12, $13. I ask Senator Voinovich, if I may, through the Presiding Officer, is my…
I spent close to half an hour around lunchtime today with a number of governors. There were some 30, 40 governors gathered in one of the Senate office buildings not far from where we are standing today. They were not governors in their…
I want to take a moment on the heels of the comments of my friend and colleague from Georgia to look at some of the hard and fast numbers. We can conjecture here all we want about what is going to happen to the price of gasoline going…
I thank the Chair. In closing, I appreciate the significant progress that has been made already to improve this legislation. I applaud the efforts of my colleagues, Senators Boxer, Lieberman, and Warner, for the work they and their staffs…
I want to say a few words on the 100th anniversary of the National Governors Association. I especially want to thank my friend and colleague Senator Durbin for yielding to me to speak first this evening. It was 100 years ago today that the…
60 years ago, on May 8--or May 14, under our western calendar--Israel declared its independence. On this special day, when Jews and Christians, heads of state, and others around the world celebrate the founding of Israel, I rise for a few…
We are wasting way too much time on the floor. I am delighted that we finally have agreement to go to the bill. I thank you and Senator Shelby for leading us here today. Hurricane season in the Atlantic opens officially on June 1. Today is…
I wish to mention a few things that I think we ought to do. No. 1, we should be investing tax dollars in basic research and development to make a reality the lithium ion battery that is going to provide power for a flex-fuel plug-in hybrid…
On behalf of all of us who have been anxious for this day--to see this technical corrections bill put together and have the result we have had, I thank the Senator for dealing with the competing forces and getting the job done. Someone…
When people say ``this is the most important election in my lifetime,'' they're right. So much is at stake. The physical security of our children. The retirement security of our parents. The economic and health security of our families…
For 23 years or so the Air Force has been comparing their bases in a friendly competition called the Commander in Chief's Installation Excellence Award. During that period of time, it is my understanding that no mobility command, no…
I rise today to encourage our colleagues to support the passage, hopefully later today, of the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, the legislation that has been on the Senate floor for the better part of a week now. I like to think of this…
At the top of the list for most people, at least based on what I heard in my State and likely what Senators have heard from coast to coast, is the desire for us to get to work on the economy. There are other concerns--the war in Iraq, the…
I spent some time at some of those bases that Senator mentioned, Jacksonville, Mayport, those places.
I want to say in plain view of everyone how proud I am of the leadership they have provided to our committee. At a time when much of Washington, DC, was taking the month of August off, they made sure that our committee did not. At a time…
I thank the Senator. The minority leader has spoken about the injustice done to the Dakota over a century ago, and we are endeavoring this year in this Congress to address another injustice; that is, the injustice where people are sick and…
Dover Air Force Base has been in existence a half century or more. The oldest control tower on any Air Force base in America, as far as I am aware, is at Dover Air Force Base. There has been a request for a number of years to try to…
before Senator Boxer leaves the Senate floor, I want to thank her for her tenacity and leadership on this issue. I think we have come to a conclusion. I see my senior Senator, Senator Biden, has joined us as well. This is an issue he has…
I thank Senator Cochran and Senator Byrd for working with Senator Biden and me to try and assist the community of Glenville, in New Castle County, DE. About 1 year ago, on September 16, 2003, Tropical Storm Henri dropped between 8 and 10…
Delaware is now facing the beginning of another hurricane season. With the amount of money the State and the county have put into the mitigation effort in Glenville, we are concerned that they may be hard pressed to respond effectively to…
I think the concern for our side is that we are mindful of the possibility of this not being just a debate, an opportunity to address whether there should be a constitutional amendment as marriage being between a man and a woman, but an…
on the Fourth of July, as many of my colleagues, I covered my State, and, as I have done for many years on the Fourth of July, I ended up in Dover, DE. Dover, DE, on the evening of July 4 is a politician's dream. People have had a full day…
we just concluded a vote and a very disappointing chapter in our effort to reform the way part of our legal system works in this country. We have debated for the last several days how we might change the current system where people have…
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