Honorable Tom Carper
United States Senator, Delaware, Democrat
Senator Carper was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. He served as Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001 and as Chair of the National Governors Association from 1998 to 1999. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and sits on the Finance, Homeland Security, and Governmental Affairs Committees. The following is from a February 7, 2019, statement on Introduction of a Green New Deal Resolution in the Senate. Many years ago, as a young naval flight officer stationed in the San Francisco Bay Area preparing for my first of three tours…
