Tom Carper
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"Thomas Richard" ""Tom"" "Carper" is the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the List of Governors of Delaware/71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.

A native of Danville, Virginia, Carper graduated from Ohio State University. Serving as a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968 until 1973, he flew the P-3 Orion as a Tactical Coordinator/Mission Commander and saw active duty in the Vietnam War. After leaving the active duty Navy, he remained in the U.S. Naval Reserve for another 18 years and eventually retired with the rank of Captain (United States)/Captain (O-6). Upon receiving his Master of Business Administration/MBA from the University of Delaware in 1975, Carper went to work for the State of Delaware in its economic development office. He was elected State Treasurer, serving from 1977 to 1983 and leading the development of Delaware's first cash management system.

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A national park in Delaware will boost tourism and the state's economy, ... A national park here will put Delaware on the map and make the state a more attractive place to visit.

Historically, people thought of a national park as something huge, ... Delaware is not huge. But there is a lot of amazing history that has been made in the state.

I fear that a storm which could have cost tens of billions of dollars may cost more than 100 billion to repair. A storm that could have cost us hundreds of lives will probably cost us thousands of lives.

We wandered over to the speaker's office, but it was locked up.

This takes care of the missing link in the middle.

Delaware has a rich historical, coastal heritage, ... Frankly, not too many people across the country know about it.

Wellness is cheaper than illness. It costs us time and money when children get sick.

I want to make that a reality, ... The idea is to create office space in the unused portions of the station to be leased, hopefully by ING. That would provide a cash flow to Amtrak.

Hurricane Katrina reiterated the need for [access to] medical records, ... ... But there's going to be a lot more needed than $4 million.