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Senator Thomas 'Tom' Richard Carper's Public Statements on Defense

Tom Carper
Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' Richard Carper
Office: U.S. Senate (DE) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/2000
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Martha Ann; 2 Children: Benjamin, Christopher
Birth Date: 01/23/1947
Birth Place: Beckley, WV
Home City: Wilmington, DE
Religion: Presbyterian

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Jan. 28, 2013 Letter to President Obama, McCaskill Urges President to Fill Watchdog Positions at Six Federal Agencies Washington, DC
June 28, 2012 Sen. Carper Helps Department of Defense Recognize DuPont?s Support for Hiring Veterans and Reservists Washington, DC
March 30, 2012 Senator Carper Expresses Disappointment with Rising Defense Weapons Systems Costs Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Senators Highlight Government Accountability Office Study Showing Major Problems with Defense Department's New Billion-Dollar Accounting Systems Washington, DC
March 22, 2012 Joint Hearing of the Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - New Audit Finds Problems in Army Military Pay Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2011 Senators Highlight New GAO Study Revealing Problems in Navy and Marine Corps Accounting Systems Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2011 Letter to Ashton B. Carter, PhD Deputy Secretary of Defense for U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2011 Senators Carper, Coons Praise Passage of Amendment to Give National Guard a Seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2011 Letter to Ashton B. Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense of U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
Sept. 8, 2011 Sen. Carper Reacts to DOD Inspector General Report on Overpriced Army Helicopter Parts Washington, DC
Aug. 15, 2011 Letter to Defense Finance and Accounting Service Director McKay Washington, DC
June 23, 2011 Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 Washington DC
May 19, 2011 Senators Coburn and Carper Introduce Bill to Limit Printing Costs at the Department of Defense Savings: $20 million DC
May 19, 2011 Sens. Carper and Coburn Introduce Bill to Limit Printing Costs at the Department of Defense Unknown
April 29, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Defense Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Letter to the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health & Human Services; Homeland Security; Housing & Urban Development; Interior; Justice; State; Transportation; Treasury; and Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2010 Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms--Resumed Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2010 Sen. Carper: Cooperation Between Defense, Homeland Security Departments to Address Cyber Security Commendable; Underscores Need for Legislation to Provide Enhanced Support to Cyber Security Effort Washington, DC
Sept. 29, 2010 Sens. Carper, Coburn Highlight New GAO Study Revealing Billions in Cost Overruns and Missed Deadlines for Defense Department's New Accounting Systems Washington, DC
Aug. 9, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Ashton B. Carter Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC
Aug. 6, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, Under Secrtary Of Defense For Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Washington, DC
July 13, 2010 Carper Subcommittee Examines Cost Effectiveness of C-17s Washington, DC
June 10, 2010 Carper, Lieberman, Collins Unveil Major Cybersecurity Bill To Modernize, Strengthen, And Coordinate Cyber Defenses Washington, DC
May 6, 2010 Senators McCain, Carper, And Coburn React To Department Of Defense's Financial Improvement And Audit Readiness (FAIR) Plan Satus Report Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2009 Further Changes To S. Con. Res. 13 Pursuant Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Government Affairs - "More Security, Less Waste: What Makes Sense For Our Federal Cyber Defense" Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2009 Opening Statement: "More Security, Less Waste: What Makes Sense for our Federal Cyber Defense" Unknown
July 21, 2009 Sen. Carper Pushes To Cut Costly F-22 Planes From Defense Bill Washington, DC
July 21, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
July 21, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 - Continued Washington, DC
July 16, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
June 10, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee - Nominations Washington, DC
May 7, 2009 Senator Carper Applauds Passage Of Bill To Reduce Costly, Inefficient Weapons Development Washington, DC
Sept. 17, 2008 Sen. Carper Supports $612.5 Billion Defense Bill Washington, DC
May 1, 2008 Defense Committee OKs Sen. Carper's Gov't Contracting Provision Washington, DC
April 24, 2008 Panel II of Hearing of the Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Committee - Addressing Iran's Nuclear Ambition Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2008 Sen. Carper Applauds Air Force Plan to Modernize C-5 Airplanes Washington, DC
Nov. 9, 2007 Congress Passes Department of Defense Appropriations Bill Unknown
Oct. 16, 2007 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services - Financial Management/Department of Defense Washington, DC
Oct. 3, 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 Washington, DC
Oct. 2, 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 Washington, DC
Oct. 1, 2007 Senate Passes National Defense Bill Washington, DC
July 20, 2007 Carper's Corner Washington, DC
July 12, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Washington, DC
July 10, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008--Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 6, 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007--Continued Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2005 Carper Statement on Senate Vote on ANWR and Defense Spending Bill Washington, DC
May 10, 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, The Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Refief Act, 2005 -- Conference Report -- Continued Washington, DC
Nov. 11, 2003 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 - Conference Report Washington, DC
July 17, 2003 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 Washington, DC

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