He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced off against Republican candidate In August 2018, Carper was seeking his fourth six-year term in the United States Senate.In April 2019, Carper was one of thirty-four senators to sign a letter to Carper joined 23 other Senate Democrats in signing a letter supporting Obama taking executive action to reduce gun violence.In January 2019, Carper was one of forty senators to introduce the Background Check Expansion Act, a bill that would require background checks for either the sale or transfer of all firearms including all unlicensed sellers. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. 330 West Jefferson Street, Suite B Tupelo, MS 38804 P.O. The senator in charge of the committee is called the chairmanTo learn more about Senator Carper's committee assignments, please visit the following pages:As a senior member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator Carper uses his prior experience as Chairman, and then Ranking Member of the committee to advance his priorities for Delaware and . Some of Senator Carper’s top priorities are postal reform, cyber security, curbing waste in government spending, and strengthening America’s borders. ), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Finance Committee Energy Task Force, and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act, legislation that … At the start of the 116th Congress in January 2019, Senator Grassley resumed chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee, where he served as either Ranking Member or Chairman of this committee from 2001 through 2010. Senator Carper also serves as a senior member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, having served as the committee’s chairman in the 113th Congress and ranking member in the 114th Congress. The Governor and State Treasurer take office the third Tuesday of January. His ability to work across party lines has earned him a reputation for consensus-building that is unique in today’s political climate. Heavily Democratic and with over half of the population of the state, In the small and intimate political community of Delaware, important decisions are often made by a consensus of leaders from both parties. in economics. Representatives take office January 3 and have a two-year term. From 1994-1998, he served as a member of Amtrak’s board of directors and, later, as founding vice-chairman of the American Legacy Foundation to combat youth smoking and as vice-chairman of Jobs for America’s Graduates, a national non-profit born in Delaware to reduce high school dropouts in over 30 states.On January 3, 2001, Governor Carper stepped down two weeks early to become Delaware’s junior senator. "Navy Submarine to Bear Delaware's Name," Wilmington (Delaware) News Journal, 19 Nov 2012 The delegation presented to Vietnam’s new communist leader a roadmap to normalize relations between the U.S. and Vietnam. The Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act makes clear that the 30C ITC can be applied to each item of refueling property (i.e., each charger) rather than per location.Additionally, the current $30,000 cap on business investments does not provide adequate support for the installation of today’s fast-charging electric vehicle stations or hydrogen refueling stations. As governor, he pursued a bipartisan, common-sense agenda that led to eight balanced budgets, tax cuts in seven of those eight years, record growth in employment and a reduction in state debt, all which led to Delaware earning AAA credit ratings for the first time in state history. Senator After receiving his MBA degree in 1975, Carper went to work for the State of Delaware's economic development office. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Exceptions to the bill's background check requirement included transfers between members of law enforcement, loaning firearms for either hunting or sporting events on a temporary basis, providing firearms as gifts to members of one's immediate family, firearms being transferred as part of an inheritance, or giving a firearm to another person temporarily for immediate self-defense.On August 1, 2019, the Senate passed a bipartisan budget deal that raised spending over current levels by 320 billon and lifted the debt ceiling for the following two years in addition to forming a course for funding the government without the perceived fiscal brinkmanship of recent years. U.S. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. WASHINGTON, D.C.. – Today, U.S. He won a Navy ROTC scholarship that enabled him to attend Ohio State University and graduated in 1968 with a B.A. announced that the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $1.8 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing … Committee Assignments Voting Record Services Coronavirus Information and resources on coronavirus ... and helping start-ups and small businesses get up and running at the Delaware Innovation Space in Wilmington,” said Senator Carper. Postal Service to remain the linchpin of a mailing industry that employs over seven million Americans. He won his second term in 1984, by defeating Elise R.W. Standing committees in the Senate have their jurisdiction set by three primary sources: Senate Rules, ad hoc Senate Resolutions, and Senate Resolutions related to committee funding.
To learn more about Senator Carper’s role as ranking member and his past role as chairman, visit the committee’s websitePermanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Ranking Member Senator The campaign was going well for Carper until three weeks before Election Day, when the Carper went on to serve five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Carper, Colleagues Call For Disclosure Of Postal Service Plan To Maintain Integrity Of U.S. Election Infrastructure Ahead of Anticipated Influx … du Pont, the wife of retiring Governor During his years in the U.S. House of Representatives Carper sought to gain better control of the Democratic Party organization in Delaware in hopes of someday becoming governor.