Sen. Tom Carper , a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar on President Trump’s FY2021 budget proposal to cut HHS funding by nine percent and cut Medicaid and other safety net programs by over $1 trillion. This slash in funding comes at a time when millions […]
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A member of Delaware’s Congressional delegation is pushing for greater action on climate change from the federal government. Sen. Tom Carper introduced a bill last week that would compel the Environmental Protection Agency to create a plan to bring the U.S. to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. That’s what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper is calling for action in the Senate over climate change, citing sea level rise and the dangers he and others say it poses to the coastline of the country. Earlier this week, Senator Carper introduced the Clean Economy Act with 33 of his Senate colleagues, legislation that would jumpstart […]
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) welcomed leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Port of Wilmington Monday. Delaware’s senior senator sought to spotlight some projects needed to help the port grow to Army Corps’ new North Atlantic Division Commander Major General Jeffrey Milhorn, and its new Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. David Park. The […]
Top Dem Urges Work on Reauthorization Bill WASHINGTON — A federal highway account at the center of the transportation funding debate on Capitol Hill would receive a lifeline under a new bipartisan proposal in the U.S. Senate. Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are leading an effort to create panels that would be […]
The mercury rule has protected Americans from dangerous pollution. Changing it threatens gains that include cleaner air and edible seafood. As former governors, we know that cleaner air means better health, a better economy and better jobs for the residents of our states. Today, thanks to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, children and families are […]
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency repeatedly said Thursday he doesn’t know the reasons behind climate change, despite his agency often being in the position of responding to the crisis’ impacts. The nominee, Pete Gaynor, made the comments when he was asked at his confirmation hearing whether climate change is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The worsening wildfires, floods and hurricanes of climate change threaten at least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites, and efforts to strengthen the hazardous waste sites are stalling in some vulnerable regions as the Trump administration plays down the threat, a congressional watchdog agency says. The Environmental Protection Agency responded to Monday’s report […]
KEY POINTS As health care open enrollment begins, there is growing evidence that the Affordable Care Act is working, and it is imperative that we build on its success – not tear it down. Since day one, Republicans have done their dead level best to undercut the ACA at almost every turn. Just as we’re […]
WILMINGTON, DE – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for President of the United States. “In 1982, it was then-Senator Joe Biden who first encouraged me to run for Delaware’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Eighteen years later, he was the first to encourage me to run for […]
