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Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate allegations it isn’t properly inspecting facilities that emit the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide, the substance that leaked from Croda Inc. near New Castle Nov. 25, shutting down traffic on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and U.S.…

Sen. Tom Carper met with owner of Magee Farms, Ellen Magee, and her son Chris Magee, on Jan. 11 to discuss the impacts the government shutdown continues to have on Delaware farmers. Specifically, the shutdown has hindered farmers in Delaware, including the Magees, from receiving vital farm subsidies distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.…

Delaware’s senior senator is weighing in on the partial government shutdown and President Trump’s plan to fund construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. Sen. Tom Carper is the former head of the Senate Homeland Security committee. One area where he agrees with the President is Trump’s depiction of the United States’ southern border…

Senator Tom Carper has been a political mainstay in Delaware, and so has his minivan. Carper’s Chrysler Town & Country has 496,000 miles on it. Carper made the purchase back in 2001 after leaving the governor’s mansion. The minivan affectionately known as the “Silver Bullet” has been across the country several times and is famous…

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. senators have proposed legislation that would give federal aid to help people across the country replace inefficient wood stoves. Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Delaware Democratic Sen. Tom Carper introduced the bill last month that would create a grant program through the Environmental Protection Agency to help people…

Two of Delaware’s three Capitol Hill lawmakers are starting new terms in the midst of a government shutdown which is now nearly two weeks old. Senator Tom Carper was sworn in Thursday to his fourth term. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester officially began her second term. Both are Democrats. The government partially shut down December 22nd.…

WILMINGTON, Del.— Standing side-by-side with his primary opponent in an auditorium packed with hundreds of Delaware voters, U.S. Senator Tom Carper stood out as the principled and experienced leader who will fight and win for Delaware’s priorities in an increasingly divided Washington. Tom stood strong as the clear choice for Delawareans by focusing on his…

Washington, DC — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, announced its endorsement of Tom Carper for Senate in Delaware. Senator Tom Carper is focused on addressing the tough issues facing our nation, including the gun violence epidemic. He has consistently voted to expand background checks and…

Washington, D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund, which works to elect candidates who will support sound environmental policies, announced today its endorsement of Senator Tom Carper for re-election to the U.S. Senate from Delaware. “Senator Carper is a true environmental champion, and we are delighted to endorse him as he runs…