Senator Thomas Carper

Democrat  •  Delaware  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
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02/08/12
Governor Markell, DNREC Sec. O'Mara and Mayor Spencer unveil energy efficiency investments in Newport

They were joined by representatives of Delaware's Congressional Delegation of Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney, and local contracting and construction companies that installed more than $107,000 in energy ...

Source: Newark Post
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02/08/12
Congressional delegation secures funding for Delaware River dredging

Senator Coons, along with Bob Casey and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania ... nearly $17 million for Delaware River dredging  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) today announced a total of $16.864 million in funding ...

Source: WGMD Radio
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02/08/12
Carper seeks trip details from Postal Regulatory Commission chairman

As promised, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has formally asked Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway to justify all official travel since she assumed the position 2-1/2  years ago. In a letter sent today, Carper asked Goldway to provide ...

Source: Federal Times
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02/08/12
Baucus Working Hard to Save Tester’s Seat

A Baucus aide also confirms that Montana’s senior senator has taken a special interest in helping Finance Committee Democrats who are up for re-election, including Cantwell, Stabenow and Sens. Benjamin Cardin (Md.), Tom Carper (Del.), Bob Menendez (N.J .

Source: Flathead Beacon
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02/08/12
Sen. Carper Statement on the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act

Feb 08, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted 75-20 to approve the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and ...

Source: Investors Business Daily
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02/08/12
Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Delaware, DC and Maryland

Democratic incumbent Tom Carper, to read the liberal press in the First State ... The GOP has a 4-man field in the primary led, probably, by state senator Nancy Jacobs, although any of the others (Larry Smith, Richard McDonough, and Richard ...

Source: RedState
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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
House passes line-item veto bill similar to Carper's legislation

... Sen. Tom Carper is urging senators to give presidents authority to veto individual items in spending bills following the House passage of a line-item veto bill today. The legislation, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 254-173, would allo

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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

Source: NWCN.com
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

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02/08/12
Congress tries again to give president authority to veto specific spending items

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

Source: WOAI
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

Source: NWCN.com
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

Source: KGW.com
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators - Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado - pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommittee

Source: Miami Herald
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators — Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado — pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommi

Source: KTVB.com
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02/08/12
Congress tries to give president line-item veto

...an unclear road ahead in the Senate. Four senators - Republicans John McCain of Arizona and Dan Coats of Indiana and Democrats Tom Carper of Delaware and Mark Udall of Colorado - pushed to have a line-item veto provision considered by the supercommittee

Source: KATV
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02/07/12
Feds making fewer improper payments

Other high-error programs include unemployment insurance, Social Security, and the Earned Income Tax Credit. Sen. Tom Carper, (D-Del), said he and Sen. Tom Coburn, (R-Okla), have introduced legislation to identify and combat fraud and abuse in ...

Source: FCW.com
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02/07/12
Ribbon cutting highlights renovated medical clinic

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, Delaware Sen. Tom Carper and Dover Mayor Carleton Carey were hosted by Col. Mark Camerer, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing and Col. Sharon Bannister, commander of the 436th Medical Group. They took a tour of the facility to ..

Source: AF.mil
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02/07/12
Ribbon cutting highlights renovated medical clinic

Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Chris Coons and Dover Mayor Carleton Carey were hosted by Col. Mark Camerer, commander of the 436th Airlift Wing and Col. Sharon Bannister, commander of the 436th Medical Group. They took a tour of the facility to see the result of

Source: AF.mil
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02/07/12
The Post Office Is Not Broke | The Nation

At the same time, supposedly “centrist” US Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins ... Williams. That, argues US Senator Bernie Sanders, puts “the rationale for postal cuts in doubt.” Sanders, who has taken the lead in ...

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

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