Honorable Tom Carper
United States Senator, Delaware, Democrat
Tom Carper was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2000. He is the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and served as governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. The following is excerpted from Sen. Carper’s Oct. 25, 2020, remarks during the Senate floor debate on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. …