C000174 1947-01-23 3142 513 Hart Senate Office Building http://carper.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2190 Thomas 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'thoma':2,6,8 'carper':3,7,9 M 300019 Carper Thomas_Carper Richard Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] 1276 N00012508 7306 Democrat 202-224-2441 Presbyterian DE Tom Thomas Carper 3.22222222222222 http://carper.senate.gov 300019 Person senate Fri Nov 27 22:07:05 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman, during Senate floor consideration of the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, secured passage of an amendment prohibiting the ... 'act':24 'ted':12 'tom':9 'news':33 'amend':29 'asset':8 'floor':16 'right':4 'secur':25 'senat':15 'state':1 'water':22 'carper':10 'energi':20 'passag':26 'journal':34 'kaufman':13 'protect':6 'appropri':23 'consider':17 'prohibit':30 'environment':7 6808397 true true google news The News Journal OK http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091127/OPINION07/911270310/1004/OPINION/States+have+a+right+to+protect+environmental+assets 300019 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 22:01:34 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "That would have left us as an Air Guard with no airplanes," US Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said. "It's hard to be an Air Guard when you have no airplanes. ... 'd':24 'us':11,19 'air':14,33 'del':25 'sen':20 'tom':21 'base':2 'brac':5 'hard':29 'left':10 'news':41 'said':26 'battl':6 'd-del':23 'guard':15,34 'would':8 'carper':22 'follow':4 'airplan':18,39 'delawar':1 'journal':42 'rebirth':3 6801752 true true google news The News Journal OK http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091126/NEWS02/911260362 300019 Person senator Thu Nov 26 22:01:34 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I welcome Senator Schumer, Landrieu and Carper, who Senator Landrieu said that they're working together to find a public option that's acceptable to all ... 'd':12 'de':13 're':27 'tom':9 'd-de':11 'find':31 'news':41 'said':24 'work':28 'chris':4 'feder':40 'msnbc':1 'senat':8,16,22 'accept':37 'carper':10,20 'option':34 'public':33 'servic':42 'togeth':29 'welcom':15 'hardbal':2 'matthew':5 'schumer':17 'landrieu':18,23 'interview':6 'subscript':43 6801751 true true google news Federal News Service (subscription) OK http://www.fednews.com/transcript.htm?id=20091125t4196 300019 Person senate Wed Nov 25 22:15:26 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 If Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden decides to run for the US Senate he'll have US Sen. Tom Carper's (D-Del.) vote. "In the end I'll vote for Beau," ... 'd':30 'll':22,37 'us':19,24 'del':31 'end':35 'run':16 'sen':25 'tom':26 'back':3 'beau':12,40 'race':7 'vote':32,38 'whyy':41 'biden':4,13 'd-del':29 'decid':14 'senat':6,20 'would':2 'carper':1,27 'delawar':9 'general':11 'attorney':10 6793135 true true google news WHYY OK http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/25/carper-would-back-biden-in-senate-race/24190 300019 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:15:26 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The event was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Sen. Tom Carper and Sen. Ted Kaufman from Delaware's federal delegation. ... 'sen':17,21 'ted':22 'tom':18 'cape':29 'home':2 'break':3 'deleg':28 'event':8 'feder':27 'attend':10 'carper':19 'gazett':30 'ground':4 'includ':16 'number':13 'delawar':25 'kaufman':23 'veteran':1 'pavilion':6 'dignitari':15 6793138 true true google news Cape Gazette OK http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200911/vets-pavillion20.html 300019 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:19:44 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 They're also in discussions with leadership and Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) regarding a compromise modeled on Snowe's trigger. How they change the bill so ... 'd':13 'de':14 're':2 'sen':9 'tom':10 'also':3 'bill':27 'blog':30 'd-de':12 'snow':20 'chang':25 'model':18 'tpmdc':29 'carper':11 'regard':15 'discuss':5 'trigger':22 'compromis':17 'leadership':7 6781162 true true google news TPMDC (blog) OK http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/the-final-four-whos-standing-in-reids-way-and-can-they-be-won-over.php?ref=mp 300019 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:15:26 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 They're also in discussions with leadership and Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) regarding a compromise modeled on Snowe's trigger. How they change the bill so ... 'd':13 'de':14 're':2 'sen':9 'tom':10 'also':3 'bill':27 'blog':30 'd-de':12 'snow':20 'chang':25 'model':18 'tpmdc':29 'carper':11 'regard':15 'discuss':5 'trigger':22 'compromis':17 'leadership':7 6793137 true true google news TPMDC (blog) OK http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AO3EW20091125 300019 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 22:01:34 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 They're also in discussions with leadership and Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) regarding a compromise modeled on Snowe's trigger. How they change the bill so ... 'd':13 'de':14 're':2 'sen':9 'tom':10 'also':3 'bill':27 'blog':30 'd-de':12 'snow':20 'chang':25 'model':18 'tpmdc':29 'carper':11 'regard':15 'discuss':5 'trigger':22 'compromis':17 'leadership':7 6801753 true true google news TPMDC (blog) OK http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/1639918.html 300019 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:19:44 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Tom Carper has co-authored legislation that would fix the federal estate tax at its current levels and keep it from being ... 'co':14 'fix':19 'sen':9 'tax':8,23 'tom':10 'bill':2 'halt':4 'keep':29 'death':5 'estat':7,22 'feder':21 'level':27 'would':3,18 'author':15 'carper':1,11 'legisl':16 'sussex':33 'current':26 'countian':34 'co-author':13 6781161 true true google news Sussex Countian OK http://www.sussexcountian.com/newsnow/x1945266115/Carper-bill-would-halt-death-of-estate-tax 300019 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 11:11:52 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...asked for an explanation of the agency's policies that "guarantee that a fair and transparent determination is made." Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said Monday that several people who had been denied disability benefits had asked his staff for help in recent 'd':29 'ask':6,43 'del':30 'sen':25 'tom':26 'deni':39 'fair':19 'help':47 'made':24 'news':52 'said':31 'agenc':12 'd-del':28 'peopl':35 'sever':34 'staff':45 'carper':27 'denial':2 'disabl':1,40 'explan':9 'leader':5 'monday':32 'polici':14 'recent':49 'troubl':3 'benefit':41 'delawar':51 'journal':53 'determin':22 'guarante':16 'transpar':21 6770692 true true daylife The Delaware News Journal http://www.delawareonline.com/ OK http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091124/NEWS/911240353/1006/NEWS 300019 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:07:04 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Y.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) on an alternative public option will capture the attention of both moderates and liberals, who strongly support having a government-run alternative" (Brady and Bendery, 11/26). ... Meanwhile, The New York Times reported th 'd':15 'y':10 'th':50 'del':16 'new':46 'run':38 'tom':12 'bill':9 'mani':3 'news':54 'time':48 'york':47 '11/26':43 'amend':4 'bradi':40 'd-del':14 'liber':30 'moder':28 'senat':1 'altern':19,39 'attent':25 'captur':23 'carper':13 'expect':2 'govern':37 'health':7,53 'kaiser':52 'massiv':6 'option':21 'public':20 'reform':8 'report':49 'strong':32 'benderi':42 'support':33 'meanwhil':44 'government-run':36 6808391 false true google blog All Kaiser Health News http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/ OK http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/November/27/health-reform-debate-preview.aspx 300019 Person democrat Fri Nov 27 22:07:04 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 These five: Max Baucus, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Kent Conrad & Tom Carper. For some reason these five Democrats have decided to vote with insurance companies rather than their soon to be former constituents. ... Sen. Blanche Lincoln - although th 'th':46 'buy':6 'max':11 'sen':42 'tom':19 'bill':15 'five':10,25 'kent':17 'noth':7 'soon':37 'vote':30 'blast':3,49 'decid':28 'fight':4 'insur':32 'today':8 'baucus':12 'blanch':13,43 'carper':20 'conrad':18 'former':40 'nelson':16 'rather':34 'reason':23 'compani':33 'lincoln':14,44 'although':45 'bawarchi':1,47 'constitu':41 'consumer':5 'democrat':26 6808392 false true google blog Bawarchi's Blast http://raybawarchi.blogspot.com/ OK http://raybawarchi.blogspot.com/2009/11/fight-consumerism-buy-nothing-today.html 300019 Person senate Fri Nov 27 22:07:04 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Charles Schumer of New York plans to introduce an amendment that would add about 2000 residency spots to the current 100000. The amendment would give first priority to primary-care doctors and general surgeons” (Adamy, 11/27) ... Charles Schumer (D 'd':52 'add':25 'med':11,55 'new':16 'sen':12 '2000':27 'bill':7 'care':43 'give':37 'mani':1 'plan':18 'spot':29 'york':17 '11/27':49 'adami':48 'amend':2,22,35 'charl':13,50 'first':38 'resid':28 'senat':5 'would':24,36 '100000':33 'doctor':44 'expect':8 'health':6 'massiv':4 'procto':10,54 'current':32 'general':46 'primari':42 'schumer':14,51 'surgeon':47 'introduc':20 'prioriti':39 'procto-m':9,53 'primary-car':41 6808393 false true google blog Procto-Med http://www.procto-med.com/ OK http://www.procto-med.com/many-amendments-to-massive-senate-health-bill-expected/ 300019 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:07:04 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 He also mentioned the efforts of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman in helping bring stimulus monies to Delaware. And finally gave praise to the years of dedicated service of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. ... 'de':6 'joe':43 'ted':20 'tom':17 'u.s':15,40 'also':10 'busi':3 'gave':31 'help':23 'moni':26 'news':8,45 'vice':41 'year':35 'biden':44 'bring':24 'dedic':37 'final':30 'prais':32 'senat':16 'archiv':7 'carper':18 'effort':13 'ledger':4 'newark':5 'presid':42 'servic':38 'delawar':2,28 'kaufman':21 'mention':11 'stimulus':25 'www.ledgerdelaware.com':47 6808395 false true google blog News from www.ledgerdelaware.com http://www.ledgerdelaware.com/ OK http://www.ledgerdelaware.com/articles/2009/11/26/news/doc4afb2813013c6331505673.txt 300019 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 22:01:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "Harry Reid is trying to find that sweet spot, that position that brings 60 votes together," Senator Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat and a public option supporter, told reporters last week. "We understand this is the art of the possible,&quo '2':32 '60':24 'art':48 'quo':52 'tri':14 'blue':10,55 'care':3 'dick':28 'find':16 'hill':9,54 'last':41 'reid':12 'spot':19 'told':39 'vote':25 'week':42 'bring':23 'debat':4 'harri':11 'polit':58 'posit':21 'senat':27 'sweet':18 'durbin':29 'health':2 'oldest':57 'option':37 'public':36 'report':40 'symbol':5 'togeth':26 'capitol':8,53 'possibl':51 'support':38 'democrat':33 'substanc':7 'understand':44 6801750 false true google blog Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political... http://capitolhillblue.com/ OK http://capitolhillblue.com/node/20384 300019 Person democrat Fri Nov 27 11:11:07 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "Harry Reid is trying to find that sweet spot, that position that brings 60 votes together," Senator Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat and a public option supporter, told reporters last week. "We understand this is the art of the possible,&quo '2':32 '60':24 'art':48 'quo':52 'tri':14 'blue':10,55 'care':3 'dick':28 'find':16 'hill':9,54 'last':41 'reid':12 'spot':19 'told':39 'vote':25 'week':42 'bring':23 'debat':4 'harri':11 'polit':58 'posit':21 'senat':27 'sweet':18 'durbin':29 'health':2 'oldest':57 'option':37 'public':36 'report':40 'symbol':5 'togeth':26 'capitol':8,53 'possibl':51 'support':38 'democrat':33 'substanc':7 'understand':44 6804284 false true google blog Capitol Hill Blue - The oldest political... http://www.capitolhillblue.com/ OK http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/20384 300019 Person senator Wed Nov 25 22:15:25 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Delaware's senior Senator Tom Carper (D) says Lieberman's main concern making sure “we don't balloon or swell the deficit, the nation's debt further by what we do with respect to a public option.” Carper calls that a reasonable concern. 'd':17 'go':5 'let':4 'say':18 'tom':1,15 'call':49 'debt':36 'main':21 'make':23 'sure':24 'talk':8 'liber':55 'never':3 'point':9 'senat':14 'swell':30 'carper':2,16,48 'nation':34 'option':47 'public':46 'reason':52 'rightw':7 'senior':13 'balloon':28 'concern':22,53 'deficit':32 'delawar':10,11,54 'respect':43 'lieberman':19 6793130 false true google blog Delaware Liberal http://www.delawareliberal.net/ OK http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/11/25/tom-carper-never-lets-go-the-rightwing-talking-points/ 300019 Person senator Wed Nov 25 22:15:25 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 November 25, 2009 at 7:01 pm. [...] Tom Carper is not a progressive. As if a proud member of the DLC could be. Senator Carper tells WHYY: Delaware's senior Senator Tom Carper (D) says Lieberman's main concern making sure [...] ... '7':15 'd':44 '01':16 '25':12 'pm':17 'dlc':31 'say':45 'tom':18,42 '2009':13 'care':4 'main':48 'make':50 'news':9,53 'sure':51 'tell':36 'vote':5 'whyy':8,37,52 'could':32 'lobbi':1 'proud':27 'senat':34,41 'carper':19,35,43 'health':3 'inform':55 'member':28 'novemb':11 'senior':40 'concern':49 'delawar':38 'progress':23 'lieberman':46 'thanksgiv':7 6793131 false true google blog WHYY News and Information http://www.whyy.org/cms/news/ OK http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2009/11/25/lobbying-for-health-care-votes-over-thanksgiving/24183 300019 Person congress Wed Nov 25 22:15:25 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Honor the Village of Eastlake for National Recognition WILMINGTON, DE - January 7, 2008 - U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (DE), U.S. Rep. Michael Castle (DE), and Wilmington Mayor James Baker joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of ... '7':20 'de':18,26,31 'us':45 'rep':28 'sen':23 'tom':24 'u.s':22,27 '2008':21 'bank':42 'home':40 'hous':7 'jame':35 'join':37 'loan':41 'award':3 'baker':36 'castl':30 'feder':39 'grant':8 'honor':9 'mayor':34 'state':46 '844000':4 'afford':6 'carper':25 'fattah':2 'nation':15 'villag':11 'eastlak':13 'fhlbank':43 'januari':19 'michael':29 'recognit':16 'wilmington':17,33 'congressman':1 6793132 false true google blog US States http://states.realestaterama.com/ OK http://states.realestaterama.com/2009/11/24/congressman-fattah-awards-844000-in-affordable-housing-grants-gaudenzia-newcourtland-new-directions-for-women-and-pec-receive-funding-ID06955.html 300019 Person senator Wed Nov 25 11:14:20 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Mike Castle, Senators Ted Kaufman and Tom Carper did not sign similar briefs. By Lee Williams. Nearly 1000 lawmakers from all 50 states – including 21 Delawareans – have signed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the National ... “It's '21':4,34 '50':31 'lee':24 'ted':13 'tom':16 '1000':27 'blog':52 'mike':10 'near':26 'sign':7,20,37 'brief':9,22,43 'castl':11 'court':42 'group':2 'senat':12 'state':32 'amicus':8 'caesar':49 'carper':17 'friend':39 'includ':33 'lawmak':6,28 'nation':46 'rodney':50 'delawar':5 'kaufman':14 'similar':21 'support':44 'william':25 'institut':51 'bipartisan':1 'delawarean':35 6785985 false true google blog Caesar Rodney Institute Blog http://criblog.wordpress.com/ OK http://criblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/bipartisan-group-of-21-delaware-lawmakers-signs-amicus-brief-supporting-nra%E2%80%99s-stance-in-key-u-s-supreme-court-gun-rights-case/