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Senator Thomas Carper
Democrat • Delaware • 7th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 42 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 36 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 32 of 100)
- 87 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 86 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 56 of 100)
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- Sen. Susan Collins
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- Votes with party 93%
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Our View: How to save the postal service
...for their impact to postal customers. At first blush, it seems difficult to argue against any of them. But as U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, observed, “It is not productive for Congress to act like a 535-member board of directors and const
House Bans Census Mailings That Aren't Census Mailings
...overseeing the census, Rep. Darrell Issa of California and Jason Chaffetz of Utah, agreed to co-sponsor the measure. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has said he intends to move forward with legislation in the Senate. See how easy it is for Congress to get thin
House takes aim at Census look-alike letters
...unambiguous disclaimer that the survey was not affiliated with the federal government. The legislation passed 416-0. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has said he intends to move forward with legislation in the Senate. Earlier this year, the Republican National
Census mailer debate continues
...federal law to include a disclaimer that the mailing is not from, or affiliated with, the federal government.” Maloney said Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) was ready to introduce the bill in the Senate as soon as it passed the House. However, a source close to
U.S. House seeks to ban misleading census mailings
...overseeing the census, Rep. Darrell Issa of California and Jason Chaffetz of Utah, agreed to co-sponsor the measure. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has said he will move forward with legislation in the Senate. In a bipartisan endorsement of the Obama administ
Senate Liberals Dissed on Health Bill
...a lot of amendments, and some of them may be appealing to Democrats, but we have to urge them to stick with the bill. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a leading centrist, suggested Democrats should be able to avoid blowing up a reconciliation package if there
Student loans back in health care reconciliation????
...decided emphatically that student loans will be EXCLUDED from reconciliation (even tho Dem aides have said it's out). Sen Tom Carper, D-DE, said, "I think the sentiment of our leadership is to include it." That would open a whole NEW can of worms --- ba
Six Dems push party to rethink student lending bill
... In a brief letter dated Tuesday, Democratic Sens. Bill Nelson (Fl.), Tom Carper (Del.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Jim Webb (Va.), Mark Warner (Va.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.) describe reform to the country's "higher education funding" system as a "priority."
Big biz in pu$h to KO health fix
...saving $67 billion, but Republicans would be infuriated if it is jammed through. "That causes some heartburn for a number of our colleagues" said Sen. Tom Carper, a centrist Democrat from Delaware, which has loan-industry jobs geoff.earle@nypost.com...
Democrats weigh twinning health, student loan measures
...Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), all of whom have expressed serious concerns about the health-care bill. Others on the list are Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Jim Webb (D-Va.). The two Virginia senators represent hundreds of employees of R
House bans misleading census mailings
...overseeing the census, Rep. Darrell Issa of California and Jason Chaffetz of Utah, agreed to co-sponsor the measure. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has said he intends to move forward with legislation in the Senate."With millions of census forms due to hit...
Kaufman Gets Seats on Armed Services, Homeland Security
...Chairman Levin and Homeland Security Chairman Lieberman. It will also be a pleasure to join my colleague from Delaware, Senator Tom Carper, on the Homeland Security Committee. Kaufmans latest committee assignments were made official Tuesday. The former
Baby steps to bilingual learning
...to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Primeros Pasos got a boost for its efforts to build a new facility last week when Sen. Tom Carper paid the program a visit and announced it will receive $194,800 -- money that will go toward construction of a $1.1
Short takes - roanoke.com
...and billing has moved online, yet it cannot close offices or curtail services without the approval of Congress. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who chairs the Senate subcommittee with Postal Service oversight, is asking his colleagues to grant the post office
AIR QUALITY: DNREC secretary says state is at mercy of upwind neighbors
...of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, testified in support of bipartisan legislation that Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., introduced last month that would amend the Clean Air Act to reduce mercury and other power-plant pollutants th
Senate move to promote offshore wind energy
...Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have introduced legislation to provide financial incentives for the investment and production of offshore wind energy. The Carper-Snowe-Brown-Coll
Carper bill would extend offshore wind tax credits
...-- Sen. Tom Carper introduced legislation Wednesday that would extend production and investment tax credits for offshore wind farms until 2020. Current tax credits for wind energy are set to expire in 2012. The bill aims to provide additional stability
Paul Schmid seeks State Rep. seat
...in San Francisco; and son Paul, who lives in Washington D.C. and works for the senior senator from Delaware, Democrat Tom Carper. "I make my decisions based on facts. I try to do what is best for the citizens. I am a moderate; I am a team player. I can
Mailing it in on Saturdays?
According to an article in the 'Wall Street Journal,' the U.S. Postal Service will announce a plan today that could include, among other cost-cutting measures, an end to mail delivery on Saturdays. Click here to read the story. What do you think of
Post office proposes end to Saturday delivery
...outlook. "The projections going forward are not bright," Potter said. But "all is not lost ... we can right this ship." Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate subcommittee with oversight over the Postal Service, called on Congress to give the p
AstraZeneca cuts jobs despite help from state
...grant recipients that went on to slash Delaware jobs. In 1999, to entice the newly merged company to Delaware, then-Gov. Tom Carper gave the company an incentive package of grants and tax credits amounting up to $40.7 million. The state Department of Tr
Post office again targets Saturday delivery
...not bright,” Potter told reporters in a briefing. But, he added, “all is not lost. ... We can right this ship.” U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate subcommittee with oversight authority over the Postal Service, called on Congress
DELAWARE: State legislators commend DelDOT
...is exactly what the Recovery Act was intended to do: fund vital projects and put people back to work, said U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.). From paving roads to installing sidewalks to mitigating congestion on I-95, the Recovery Act ha
PhillyDeals: Del. senators step up to defend jobs there
...passed the U.S. House last year. But it needs "reasonable modifications" in the Senate to "guard against job loss in Delaware," Tom Carper and Edward "Ted" Kaufman, Delaware's Democratic senators, warned Senate Banking Committee leaders in a letter last
Democrats hatch health-care vote strategy
...Democrat. "But the Republican Party, the leadership, has really been very, very, very disingenuous in this process." Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said the recent rate hikes by Anthem Blue Cross, which raised premiums for some customers by as much as 39 perc
Census chief defends Super Bowl commercial
...of response to the questionnaires, which could run up spending. Senate Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., noted that the $14.7 billion reflects an increase of $3.2 billion in just the last two years. To find as many p
DELAWARE: Markell shows support for slavery apology
...Post article recounting the U.S. Senate's unanimous approval of a resolution of apology on June 18. The state's senior senator, Tom Carper, D-Del., also declined to offer an opinion. Carper, though, signed on as a co-sponsor of the Senate resolution, wh
NEWS -- Democrats cautiously embrace Obama health plan
...as on the policy details. "The president needs to say 'This is what I'm for', and it sounds like he's done that," said Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. Obama's plan does not include the government insurance option sought by liberals and it dramatically scales ba
Del. senators back student loan providers
...-- Sens. Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman want to change student-loan reform legislation to help protect about 1,000 jobs at Access Group and Sallie Mae, two student-loan providers in Delaware. Under legislation the Obama administration is pushing, the govern
Gillibrand pushes bill to cut air pollutants
...bill is separate from the climate legislation, which remains stalled in Congress. The bill, whose chief backers are Sens. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., slashes emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which are the main contri
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