On September 29, 2009, sitting as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Carper joined Republican committee members in voting against the "public option" health care reform amendment of West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller. news report
On September 29, 2009, sitting as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Carper joined Republican committee members in voting against the "public option" health care reform amendment of West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller. news report
Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper (born January 23, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.