Bipartisan solutions are lasting solutions.

I want to provide my assurance that if confirmed, I will ensure that our activities are conducted transparently.

Thanking you all once again for your willingness to share your wisdom, your expertise, and inclusive instincts with our Nation.

To be able to report out the first major infrastructure legislation and water bill on an 89 to 2 vote was a source of great pride.

Recently, I joined Senator Portman, and several of my Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to encourage USTR to re-start an exclusion process.

It is really now our job to make sure that we squeeze every ounce of value out of every single dollar and we get it on the landscape, working for the American people.

communicate and compromise. Communicate and compromise. That is also the secret to a vibrant democracy.

I am Tom Carper and I approve that message.

I will go to my grave wondering why in the world we walked away from a trade agreement...

I am confident that with their partnership we can move TSCA implementation forward in a manner that honors the late Senator Lautenberg's legacy.

I believe that one of the best ways to counter China's rise and their anti-competitive trade practices is to work together with our allies.

Many of my colleagues today have expressed their concerns about China's growing influence.

We don't need to be blinded by science; we need to be guided by science.

I like to describe this committee as workhorses, not show horses.

for every additional dollar of enforcement funds, we could bring in somewhere between $5 and $7 in additional revenues.

I want to thank Senator Cardin, Senator Padilla, and others who joined us, Chris Van Hollen on legislation that is being discussed here to some extent today.

providing additional appropriations funding to the IRS may not be enough.

the IRS budget has shrunk, I think since 2010, by something like 20 percent.

I will never forget that conversation.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman, and my thanks to you and to our Ranking Member on our Subcommittee for holding, we always say this is an important hearing.

Reserving the right to object, I cannot agree to this unanimous consent request because this is the exact reason why we don't amend complicated formulas on the floor with limited oversight. This bill was hotlined last night, I think, with…

I urge my colleagues to join me and Senator Capito in voting no on this amendment--again, looking forward to subsequently working with Senators Rubio and Scott to see if we can come to a consensus on these changes. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I don't want to trivialize this important moment, but I am tempted to say: I am Tom Carper, and I approve this message. But I won't say that, but I certainly do approve this message. So pretty remarkable. We have three Members of our body…

the Shaheen-Collins amendment makes changes to the State Response to Contaminants Program. Specifically, the amendment expands the provisions for the State Response to Contaminants Program from covering just underserved communities to also…

I rise in support of Senator Kennedy's amendment because we need to know more about boil orders, something that I, frankly, hadn't heard a lot about. I thank the Senator for bringing it to our attention. We are in support of this…