Senator Thomas Carper

Democrat  •  Delaware  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2007 - 2012 View All
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05/16/07
[InJesusName] IS QUOTING THE BIBLE A “HATE SPEECH CRIME”?

--Once you have called these Republicans (and the Senators from your state), call Democrats, especially these 10 who are not yet co-sponsors of this bad legislation:. Max Baucus (MT); Robert Byrd (WV); Herb Kohl (WI); Thomas Carper (DE) ...

05/16/07
Senate Aims Corps of Engineers at 21st Century

Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Joseph Biden (D-Del.), Jack Reed (DR.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). “Hurricane Katrina gave us a vivid picture of what happens when the Corps isn’t ready for ...

05/13/07
john mccain

mccain is one of five vietnam veterans currently serving in the us senate; the others are thomas carper (d-de), chuck hagel (r-ne), john kerry (d-ma), and jim webb (d-va). [18]. a television-based film entitled faith of my fathers, ...

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05/11/07
Joe Biden May 11, 2007 8:28 pm

Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joseph Biden attended a BBQ hosted by Iowa State Senator Joe Seng at the Renwick House in Davenport, Iowa. The Senator addressed the crowd on the issues facing our Nation. ...

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05/09/07
Americans Betrayed By Democratic Senators With Surprise Amendment ...

Those senators are are: Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Thomas Carper, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menéndez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, ...

05/04/07
Sen. Levin: increase in CAFE standard would kill Chrysler ...

One other bit that bears mentioning here is that Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said warnings from the Big Three about losing money and market share, closing plants and laying off workers just don't cut it any more because they've already ...

04/29/07
Partial Pro-Life Democrats: Waffling on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban

Thomas Carper, the low-profile junior senator from Delaware, tries to walk down the middle of the road on abortion. He was rated 55 percent pro-choice in 2006, but was one of the 17 Democrats voting to ban partial birth abortion three ...

04/27/07
US Sen. Carper Visits to See Security System

US Senator Thomas Carper visited Sussex Technical High School on Friday, April 27, to discuss safety in public schools. At...

04/25/07
Pass It On!

The Senate Special Committee on Aging Members are: Herb Kohl, Chairman (Wisconsin), Ron Wyden (Oregon), Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas), Evan Bayh (Indiana), Thomas Carper (Delaware), Bill Nelson (Florida), Hillary Clinton (New York), ...

04/24/07
Kinship Circle: TODAY: CALL/FAX TO END HORSE SLAUGHTER

Thomas Carper (DE) ph: 202-224-2441; fax: 202-228-2190 web mail: carper.senate.gov/aemail.cfm Claire McCaskill (MO) ph: 202-224-6154; NO FAX LISTED email: mccaskilltransition [at] mccaskill.senate.gov Amy Klobuchar (MN) ...

04/24/07
Results Validate ConnectKentucky as Model for Technology Growth - SYS

Barbara Boxer (CA), Bill Nelson (FL), Maria Cantwell (WA), Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ), Mark Pryor (AR), Thomas Carper (DE), Claire McCaskill (MO), ...

04/23/07
Partial Pro-Life Democrats

Thomas Carper, the low-profile junior senator from Delaware, tries to walk down the middle of the road on abortion. He was rated 55 percent pro-choice in 2006, but was one of the 17 Democrats voting to ban partial birth abortion three ...

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04/23/07
More "Courage" from Harry Reid

A more likely explanation for Reid’s off-handed comment is the logic behind a statement Novak quotes from Delaware Senator Thomas Carper. Carper was another of the 17 Democrats who voted for the ban on partial birth abortion in 2003, ...

04/23/07
Can’t count on the court

From Bob Novak’s Column today: Thomas Carper, the low-profile junior senator from Delaware….was one of the 17 Democrats voting to ban partial birth abortion three years earlier. Sometimes disarming in his comments, he said last week ...

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04/23/07
The disingenuous Harry Reid, abortion addition

Thomas Carper, the low-profile junior senator from Delaware, was one of the 17 Democrats who voted to ban partial-birth abortion. He said last week: "I think a number of people who voted for it thought that the court would ultimately ...

04/23/07
Carper: "I think a number of people who voted for [partial-birth ...

Thomas Carper, the low-profile junior senator from Delaware, tries to walk the middle of the road on abortion. He was rated at 55 percent pro-choice by NARAL in 2006, but he was one of the 17 Democrats who voted to ban partial birth ...

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04/22/07
Bills aim to reduce major power plant emissions across US

On Thursday, US Senators Lamar Alexander R-TN, and Thomas Carper D-DE introduced separate but related bills that will put strict standards on four major ...

04/21/07
Bills aim to reduce major power plant emissions across US

On Thursday, US Senators Lamar Alexander R-TN, and Thomas Carper D-DE introduced separate but related bills that will put strict standards on four major ...

04/19/07
npca applauds air pollution legislation

in a bid that could produce cleaner air over the national parks, senators lamar alexander and thomas carper have introduced two separate but related pieces of legislation that would toughen the nation's air pollution laws and also cap ...

04/12/07
Delaware: April 24 Is Proclaimed As Day Of Remembrance Of The Armenian

A copy of the Delaware resolution has been sent to Delaware Congressman Mike Castle, as well as Senator Joe Biden and Thomas Carper. “I was particularly honored to present this resolution since it will officially record and acknowledge ...

04/11/07
Liveblogging: Carper Strikes at the Heart of Bush's Flawed Thinking

Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) really questioned Bush's claimed logic for restricting embryonic stem cell research: Bush's policy doesn't prevent the destruction of a single embryo.Does it make sense to you that these embryos that have ...

04/10/07
Liveblogging: Carper Strikes at the Heart of Bush's Flawed Thinking

Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) really questioned Bush's claimed logic for restricting embryonic stem cell research: Bush's policy doesn't prevent the destruction of a single embryo. Does it make sense to you that these embryos that have ...

04/07/07
Our Readers' Views

Biden and Thomas Carper as well as Rep. Mike Castle should be inundated with letters and phone calls. Would it not be possible to begin the one-lane traffic ...

04/07/07
Our Readers' Views

Biden and Thomas Carper as well as Rep. Mike Castle should be inundated with letters and phone calls. Would it not be possible to begin the one-lane traffic ...

04/07/07
Our Readers' Views

Biden and Thomas Carper as well as Rep. Mike Castle should be inundated with letters and phone calls. Would it not be possible to begin the one-lane traffic ...

04/06/07
Senators are 400 times more likely to be millionaires than the ...

Thomas Carper, D-Delaware: $1482017 Ted Stevens, R-Alaska: $1417013 Maria Cantwell, D-Washington: $1264999 Barbara Boxer, D-California: $1172003 Orrin Hatch, R-Utah: $1086023 Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana: $1080014 ...

03/22/07
John McCain

McCain is one of five Vietnam veterans currently serving in the US Senate; the others are Thomas Carper (D-DE), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), and Jim Webb (D-VA).[18] A television-based film entitled Faith Of My Fathers, ...

03/17/07
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03/17/07
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03/15/07
Homeland Security Bill Passes Senate

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00073 Roll Call Vote Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Allard (R-CO), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Bennett (R-UT),

Official website: http://carper.senate.gov
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2441
Fax: 202-228-2190

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