Posts Tagged ‘tom carper’
Carper calls on Treasury Dept. to ensure $500 payments per child in stimulus
Delaware’s U.S. Senator Tom Carper  joined a group of 40 Senators in calling on the Treasury Department to ensure that families who are not required to file taxes and will automatically receive their coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus payment do not need to wait until next year to receive the additional $500 payment per dependent child that they…
Read MoreCarper joins Warren, Blumenthal to raise concerns over Trump’s “shadow task force” for coronavirus
U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to the White House Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) raising concerns over President Trump who they claim appears to be making decisions based on his advisors’ financial interests. The Senators claim that the President’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner,…
Read MoreCarper, Coons send letter to the Vice President raising concerns over medical supply distribution
Senator Carper joins colleagues pressuring Treasury Dept. to reverse Social Security tax filing stimulus decision
Social Security recipients will automatically receive direct cash assistance in the coronavirus stimulus package without having to file tax returns. The reversal comes after Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined 40 of his colleagues demanding the decision be reversed following guidance that the IRS issued. Earlier this week, the Treasury Department stated that Social Security…
Read MoreSenator Carper calls for climate change action on the floor of the Senate
Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper is calling for action in the Senate over climate change, citing sea level rise and the dangers he and others say it poses to the coastline of the country. Earlier this week, Senator Carper introduced the Clean Economy Act with 33 of his Senate colleagues, legislation that would jumpstart…
Read MoreCarper calls for witnesses in impeachment trial to sway Republicans
Entering the third day of the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump, Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper is continuing to call for witnesses. Speaking to PBS Newshour, Senator Carper said his hope is that to hear from witnesses during the trial would sway some of his Republican colleagues. “If there’s a juror, there’s a…
Read MoreCarper says “we must act” following attacks in New York and Texas
Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper speaking out after two parishioners were killed in a shooting at a church in Texas, and multiple people were injured at a Hanukkah party in NY. Carper tweeting that he believes in the power of prayer, but believes we must act. Sen. Carper went on to say that he…
Read MoreSen. Carper tours flood prone areas in Delaware to highlight climate change bill
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) toured several roads and bridges impacted by flooding and sea-level rise in Delaware to highlight America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA), a bipartisan, $287 billion surface transportation infrastructure bill aimed at addressing climate change. The legislation, co-authored by Sen. Carper, is the first-ever title specifically aimed at addressing climate change. It…
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