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Senator Thomas Carper
Democrat • Delaware • 7th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 12 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 60 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
- 65 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 80 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 17 of 100)
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- Sen. Olympia Snowe
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- Sen. Evan Bayh
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 91%
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Alzheimer's Foundation of America Applauds Inclusion of Cognitive ...
... we thank United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NE), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), who spearheaded the provision, for including 'detection of any cognitive impairment' ...
Reid signals public option may be weakened | Raw Story
Responding to reporters' questions, Reid said: "I welcome [Sen.] Schumer, Landrieu and Carper's work to get a public option acceptable to all Democrats." Firedoglake's David Dayen transcribed some of Reid's remarks after the Senat
Health care bill rests in moderate Democrats' hands | Southeast ...
In her presentation before medical malpractice litigators in San Francisco, trial lawyers' Lipsen said other Democratic barriers could be Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware. ...
WGMD 92.7 The Talk of Delmarva | Carper votes for healthcare ...
Senator Tom Carper says the bill, which is a merger of 2 Senate bills deserves to be debated by the full Senate after Thanksgiving, but he hopes the bill that is passed by Christmas is better than what they're starting with. ...
The Washington Monthly
A variety of conversations have been underway this week, most of them surrounding Sen. Tom Carper (D) of Delaware, who's been working on various public-option compromises for months. Carper has been talking to Landrieu, Schumer, ...
Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion - Breakdown of America
“It goes without saying that these results would be completely unacceptable in the private sector, as they should be in government, especially at a time of record deficits,” said Democratic Senator Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate ...
$98 Billion in Improper Payments | Cato @ Liberty
Democrat Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate subcommittee on federal financial management, seemed to partly understand the broader meaning of the improper payment estimates: It goes without saying that these results would be ... Yes, Senator , which is prec
ALL EYES ON OBAMA: Finance and Credit Companies Lobby Lawmakers As ...
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn), $442080. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del), $409982. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), $395400. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), $374588. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa), $339896. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), $332700 ...
Report Says Federal Govt Wasted $98 Billion
Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) chairs a Senate panel on federal financial management. He worries that the OMB data “may still be just the tip of the iceberg” because estimates for several programs aren't included, the Medicare prescription ...
Government lost $98 billion from waste, fraud, abuse | Capitol ...
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who chairs a Senate panel on federal financial management, said he worried that the latest numbers "may still be just the tip of the iceberg" since they don't include estimates for several programs such as the ...
Wonk Room » What To Expect From The Senate Health Bill
Reid may also replace the opt-out national public option with Sen. Tom Carper's (D-DE) 'non profit board' trigger compromise. - Bill may lower the maximum contribution for premiums for families 133-150% FPL from 12% to 10%: Family USA's ...
Sens. Carper, Voinovich on Bill To Fix Estate Tax
...17, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) today reintroduced fiscally responsible bipartisan legislation to exempt families, farms and small businesses from the estate tax burden. The legislation, which also r
FDL Action » Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger
Senator Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said he is crafting a compromise that might be offered as a replacement for the public option during floor debate. The proposal would require states where insurance plans don't meet affordability ...
Tom Carper's Chief of Staff Now Lobbies for Wellpoint : Delaware ...
But the narrative does click into place as Senator Carper continues to work at doing everything he can to try to rid the bill of any possibility of real competition for insurance companies. It isn't enough that the public option as it ...
Improper Government Payments Hits $98 Billion | Infidels Paradise
“It goes without saying that these results would be completely unacceptable in the private sector, as they should be in government, especially at a time of record deficits,” said Democratic Senator Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate ...
Govt Report: Over $98B Wasted in Improper Payments | Chandler's Watch
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who chairs a Senate panel on federal financial management, said he worried that the latest numbers “may still be just the tip of the iceberg” since they don't include estimates for several programs such as the ...
Senate Health Care Vote | Political Update
Tom Carper believes he has a compromise that may appease Democratic skeptics: a public plan that would go into effect immediately on the day the exchanges open — but only in states that fail to meet affordability requirements. The exchanges are not sche
Government Makes Another $98 Billion in Improper Payments « John ...
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Fiscal Management…said in a statement. "It goes without saying that these results would be completely unacceptable in the private sector, as they should be in ...
All About Work & Financial: Reid Pushes Party Holdouts to Vote for ...
Delaware Senator Tom Carper is crafting a compromise for fellow Democrats that might be offered as a replacement for the public option during floor debate. The “hammer approach” would require states where insurance plans don't meet ...
Happy Hour Roundup | The Plum Line
“Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who supports abortion rights, said Reid's new provisions would preserve the Hyde amendment while enabling people to buy insurance plans with abortion coverage on the exchange.” .... Tom Carper again: “We're trying
Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion « Thoughts Of A ...
“It goes without saying that these results would be completely unacceptable in the private sector, as they should be in government, especially at a time of record deficits,” said Democratic Senator Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate ...
Streetsblog Capitol Hill » 'This Needs Attention': Senators Seek ...
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), a member of the environment panel, asked Kienitz whether the administration was planning for a new transportation funding mechanism. "We're working hard to prepare internally," Kienitz replied, before adding that ...
Reid: Finish line on health care overhaul 'is finally in sight ...
D., has pushed "co-ops," or non-profit, member-run insurance groups that would provide coverage, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., is floating the idea of having the government set up a private, nonprofit firm that would make insurance ...
Govt report: Over $98B wasted in improper payments
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who chairs a Senate panel on federal financial management, said he worried that the latest numbers "may still be just the tip of the iceberg" since they don't include estimates for several programs such as the ...
FDL Action » Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger
Senator Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said he is crafting a compromise that might be offered as a replacement for the public option during floor debate. The proposal would require states where insurance plans don't meet affordability ...
The Grand Unveiling Of Senate Healthcare Reform | ePluribus Media
Reid may also replace the opt-out national public option with Sen. Tom Carper's (D-DE) 'non profit board' trigger compromise. - Bill may lower the maximum contribution for premiums for families 133-150% FPL from 12% to 10%: Family USA's ...
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Wednesday ...
Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger - Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) reinvented/cribbed/copied Sen. Olympia Snowe's trigger proposal while hoping no one notices this effort to kill the public option. C... 30 minutes ago. HuffPost Politics ...
Improper federal payments spike in 2009 - The Hill's Blog Briefing ...
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), who has a bill requiring agencies and departments with large amounts of improper payments to undergo audits and file reports to Congress, said he was "disappointed" but "not surprised" by the latest increase in
Senate Centrists Work on Triggers to Replace Public Option ...
... end up passing the upper chamber and if you talk to centrists the only word you hear is trigger: there's the Snowe trigger, the “hair” trigger and something Senator Tom Carper, a centrist Delaware Democrat, is calling the “hammer.” ...
Progressive Breakfast: Currency On The Table | OurFuture.org
FDL's Jon Walker raps Sen. Carper for pushing trigger compromise: "If Harry Reid chooses to betray the Democratic base by listening to Sen. Carper it will create a lot of anger among rank and file party members." ... Max Baucus, Bob Bennett ,
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