Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Senator Tom Carper’
Senator Carper Delivers Farewell Address on the Floor of the U.S. Senate
Senator Tom Carper–the last Vietnam veteran serving in the Senate, gave his farewell speech from the Senate floor late yesterday: In addition to spending time with family, traveling and exploring more of America, Senator Carper says he will look for new ways to serve the people of Delaware and our country. In his farewell speech…
Read MoreGovernor Carney Announces Emergency Repairs to Strengthen the Indian River Inlet Dunes
UPDATE: 聽Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee in the Senate, announced that he has secured $10 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the beach replenishment project north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. 聽Senator Carper says this funding will help Delaware and the Army…
Read MoreSenator Carper Holds Hearing on Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Recovery Efforts, Path Ahead
U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing on the state and federal response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. Yesterday’s hearing examined the unified response to the collapse of the bridge and the effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore,…
Read MoreDelaware’s Delegation Works Together to Secure Funding Authorization to Construct New Blood Processing Laboratory
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester applauded President Biden signing the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $886 billion bill supports a 5.2% pay raise for military servicemembers and the Department of Defense civilian workforce. The bill also includes provisions for Delaware, including the authorization of $30.5 million…
Read MoreCarper calls on Treasury Dept. to ensure $500 payments per child in stimulus
Delaware’s U.S. Senator Tom Carper 聽joined聽a group of 40 Senators in calling on the Treasury Department to ensure that families who are not required to file taxes and will automatically receive their coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus payment do not need to wait until next year to receive the additional $500 payment per dependent child that they…
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