Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE]

D.C. Superior Court Nominees Testify in the Senate

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...he would draw on his experience with the Board on Professional Responsibility in shifting from attorney to decision-maker. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the committee chair, asked what qualities the nominees thought were important in a judge. Okun and O'Kee

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Barbara Boxer Sees Sexism In EPA Nominee Boycott By Republicans

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...improving the agency’s response to Freedom of Information Act requests to reviewing McCarthy's private email accounts. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a member of the committee, told HuffPost there was "some progress on one or two of those questions" and "o

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University Student Centers honors outstanding student groups, leaders

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Housing Inspection Team Outstanding Educational Greek Program: Importance of being politically educated with U.S. Sen. Tom Carper; Lambda Theta Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, and Alpha Phi Alpha Outstanding RSO Commitment to their Mission: Club Managers Associ

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Nominee for OMB budget post underscores management issues

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...the importance of innovation, both in saving money and in delivering better public services. Besides Carper, only Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., attended. A spokesman for the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, did not reply to voicema

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Senator: Postal Service reform must happen now

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...billion in the second quarter — or as Donald Trump would say, a couple bad nights in Atlantic City. But to Delaware Sen. Tom Carper, those numbers prove Congress must act now to pass postal reform legislation. American City Business Journals Washingto

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Lack of Legislative Reform Costs USPS $3.1 Billion So Far This Year

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...says reform law can forestall rate increase. If Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) fails to keep his promise of a passed postal reform bill by the end of summer, the United States Postal Service will be in deep trouble. In a conference call with the press this morn

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Lack of Legislative Reform Costs USPS $3.1 Billion So Far This Year

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

Sen. Carper on EPA War: ‘Let’s be reasonable’ — No, EPA is killing America

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...The Hill with respect to the GOP block of Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head EPA: “Let’s be reasonable,” Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) told reporters, adding, “Elections have consequences. I think President Obama has the right to nominate his team.

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Republicans Stage Boycott of Obama EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...what they called an unprecedented number of questions. "They may not like the answers, but she's given them the answers," said Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. "I'm an old governor, I believe that elections have consequences." The Republicans, in an attempt to b

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Republicans Stage Boycott of Obama EPA Nominee Gina McCarthy

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

GAO: Dead People Probably Receive Social Security Benefits

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...The Office of Management and Budget estimates that in 2012, improper federal payments registered almost $108 million. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, was none too happy about government ben

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$20 million pledged for Prime Hook dune, beach repairs

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...top priorities has been to restore areas of Delaware damaged by Superstorm Sandy, and to reduce future storm threats, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del, said in a written statement, one of several supportive declarations issued by state and federal political figur

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Sen. Tom Carper Proposes Text Reminders to People Who Might Overstay Their Visas

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...– Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, proposed Tuesday using text messages to remind people who are inside the U.S. on visas when their visas are scheduled to run out. “You’ve got a month to go on your vis

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Audit: DHS management problems could hinder immigration bill

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...out-of-date data in many of the department’s programs and systems.” Committee Chairman Tom Carper and ranking Republican Sen. Tom Coburn announced the hearing to take a closer look at the new Senate immigration bill, which would legalize most of the

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Rand Paul: Gang of Eight bill will die in the House

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...Thank you for signing up for the Politics Digest newsletter! You should receive your first newsletter very soon. Committee chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., said he would consult with Senate leadership of both parties to see if that process could be started.

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GOP Throws Up Road Block on Immigration Reform

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...however, these challenges have deep roots in our own domestic policies and the socio-economic conditions of our neighbors," Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said during the hearing. "We need to focus on the underlying causes of illegal immigration and drug smug

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How they voted

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...confirmed the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A supporter, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., cited Burwell’s experience as Deputy OMB Director at the end of the Clinton administration, and with

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Carper: Internet sales-tax bill could spur shopping in Delaware

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...sales tax are fighting legislation that would allow states to collect the tax on online transactions. But Democratic Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons of Delaware aren't among them. They say the Marketplace Fairness Act, currently being debated in the Se

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CISPA appears doomed in Senate

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...Rockefeller's office did not respond to a Computerworld request for comment on the plan. In a statement to Computerworld, Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, made clear that he is also looking

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Senator Carper Promises Postal Reform Act by July 4

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...have no choice" but to get reform bill passed, said Carper. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the United States Postal Service, told a group of postal officials and business leaders yesterday at the Postal Visio

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