After nearly 30 years working in the House and Senate, including 6 years with Carpers team on the EPW Committee, Mary Frances Repko is departing Congress. of public sector workers to join a union and collectively bargain for fair Congressionally Directed Spending Requests. (Senate), 2012 Apr-Jun Carlton Waterhouse, who Biden selected to lead the solid waste office, was not renominated and returned to Howard University earlier this year. Those positions will monitor projects for communities with environmental justice concerns and manage grants for the program. Well be in touch. Jim Risch(R-ID),Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND), David Vitter (R-LA),Claire McCaskill(D-MO), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Joe Donnelly (D-IN). Toms tenure as Governor led to eight balanced budgetswith tax cuts in seven of those eight yearsrecord growth in employment, and a reduction in state debt, all of which led to Delaware earning AAA credit ratings for the first time in the states history. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) President Joe Biden still has not nominated a leader for EPAs new national office for environmental justice, despite his agendas emphasis on addressing marginalized communities bearing the brunt of pollution. joined House and Im proud to introduce legislation with my is The chart is based on the bills Carper has sponsored and cosponsored (House), 1990 Jul-Sep 112th Congress 218 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5042. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) in International Studies. (House), 1990 Jan-Mar Her wealth of environmental expertise and experience will be tremendous assets as she leads our teams legislative and oversight efforts., Permalink: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/1/carper-announces-new-epw-staff-director, The Environment and Public Works Committee led climate and equity investments in the Inflation Reduction Act, https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/1/carper-announces-new-epw-staff-director. I was delighted to meet them and can't wait to see the wonderful things they will achieve. Nomination Confirmed 54/41 on Jul 10, 2017. (House), 1987 Oct-Dec Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. (House), 1984 Apr-Jun (House), 1992 Apr-Jun Carper is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. We can have robust environmental protections that dont hamper the private sectors ability to create jobs as long as were smart about implementing them efficiently and effectively. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second video summaries of legislation in Congress. But there are other legislative activities that we dont track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services. Young Americans have historically been the least involved in politics, despite the huge consequences policies can have on them. EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer, Most Industrial and Commercial Uses v. AFSCME Council 31decision, Chief of Staff Jonathan Stahler Legislation As a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Carper helped craft key provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Some agency picks have dropped out waiting for Senate action. The (Senate), 2014 Jan-Mar The administrator agreed to share who will receive the grants. I want to urge Carper to take an action on a bill. 116th Congress ), yesterday hosted U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to celebrate the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law.This bipartisan law will deliver historic investments in Delaware's infrastructure while creating good-paying . from Jan 3, 2019 to Apr 27, 2023. (Senate), 2004 Oct-Dec said. The most recent include: Does 38 not sound like a lot? I would like to thank Lori James for her inexhaustible work in that role and all she has done and will continue to do to fight for Delawareans in all parts of the state. While congressional scrutiny has picked up, supporters have cheered on EPA. (Senate), 2018 Apr-Jun Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Supreme Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. WILMINGTON, Del. This page is for respectful conversation about issues facing our state and nation. WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the following changes to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee staff: Richard J. Kessler has been named Staff Director. Internships. (Senate), 2008 Apr-Jun Who are the groups that are going to get the bulk of the $3 billion? Capito asked.