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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.
Public funding is critical for the majority of transportation projects; however, at times, lack of sufficient funding makes it difficult for agencies to build high cost projects, despite the many benefits that these projects might yield.
Senator Wyden has introduced legislation, with my support and others on the committee, to better ensure that people who are actually preparing tax returns know what they are doing.
today I am introducing legislation to allow the District of Columbia to receive funding and other benefits under the Coastal Zone Management Act. I am pleased to offer this companion legislation to a bill, H.R. 2540, introduced by the…
I thought for somebody like him to come out of retirement at the age of 70 to take on a thankless, tough job like this, then he deserves our kudos, not our brickbats.
One of the ways we can actually reduce the deficit and increase revenues without raising any rates at all would be to actually fund the IRS.
we have a moral imperative to those who are hungry, thirsty, naked, people who are sick and in prison
there is a fiscal imperative to finding a way to meet those moral imperatives in a fiscally responsible way
It is great that we are here doing this. And I appreciate the Secretary being here.
Like most of my colleagues, I was deeply troubled by the administration's policies that led to separating children from their parents at the U.S. southern border.
I just want to commend you and the ranking member for holding this hearing. I think this is terrific.
In the spirit of Matthew 25--``When I was a stranger in your land, did you welcome me?''
I do not know that there are any home runs in their proposal, but a lot of singles and doubles.
What action do you need from us on this side of the dais to enable you to implement value-based pricing and to ensure that the spending for health-care services and products is aligned to lower overall health-care costs? What do we need to…
I come to the floor today to talk about the 74th anniversary of the GI bill, which we will be celebrating later this week. Before the Senator from Connecticut leaves the floor, I want to thank him for his comments. I want to follow up…
If I had been accused of any of the things that he has been accused of, I would be pleading for a chance to sit at this table and defend myself.
Your paths to confirmation will be troubled. Will be troubled. Could be troubled.
I always ask myself what is the right thing to do; not what is easy and expedient, but what is the right thing to do.
We need to take into account the learnings from any incident in planning for the future.
Climate change is having a significant effect on our planet. We know climate change is real and a critical threat, and we will continue to work with leaders around the world in support of ambitious, global greenhouse gas reduction targets.
However, in recent weeks new revelations show that some of the Administrator's actions may be illegal.
Apparently at the request of political supporters, Administrator Pruitt has accelerated in some States Superfund cleanups and directed that EPA research dollars be used for pet projects.
For months now Mr. Pruitt's behavior has been concerning and clearly, to most of us, I think, unethical.
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