Political Quotes

Tom Carper

The Public Record

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.

Quotes by year · 200320248,521 total · peak 2011 (962)
2003: 1 quote2004: 4 quotes2006: 2 quotes2009: 748 quotes2010: 779 quotes2011: 962 quotes2012: 536 quotes2013: 542 quotes2014: 435 quotes2015: 799 quotes2016: 524 quotes2017: 672 quotes2018: 630 quotes2019: 64 quotes2020: 49 quotes2021: 724 quotes2022: 571 quotes2023: 403 quotes2024: 76 quotes
Jan 27, 2009

How widely known are those options, Mr. Potter? Have you done any surveying on that to find out just how many people actually realize what their options are?

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

The 78 or 80 percent of costs that are represented by personnel, I am not going to ask how that compares with other service industries, but let me just ask: Is that a stable number?

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

So the next 2 or 3 years you will continue that reduction.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

You say it pays on average 13 percent more than the Federal Government pays, provides for most of its employees?

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

Until very recently, I think the UAW employees of the domestic Big Three enjoy, I think, first dollar coverage, just really Cadillac coverage.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

Actually, there might even be an opportunity to partner with Members of Congress.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

So that would be your first option.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

And roughly what percent--is the loss greater in First-Class? Where is it the greatest?

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

Let me just throw out an idea here. I am trying to be entrepreneurial and trying to think of ways that you could be more entrepreneurial.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

It is a little hard to understand at the end of the day how you got to a number like that.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2009

One area that we have not talked about today is the debt limit. It is $15 billion.

congress.gov

Politicians like Tom Carper