carper: no. >> so why are you retiring? sen. carper: i didn't know we could. no, i've seen too many people in the house of representatives where i served for a few years and too many people stay too long. i think, as i said, i should leave when people still think i'm contributing, and when people want me to stay longer. i'm sure there's people delighted i'm leaving, but i don't think there is too many of them. it was a decision my wife and i made six months ago. we talked with our closest friends and supporters, and it felt like the right decision. i love music, used to promote concerts at ohio state and after that, and one of the people i met when trying to put together a concert at ohio state was kenny rogers, number two bestselling male recording artist in history. one of his songs was "the gambler," and it has a line in it that a lot of people have heard over the years, and i just used that line as part of my decision to step down. to step down. >> know when to fold 'em? sen. carper: >> know when to fold 'em? sen. carper: got to know when to hold 'em, know

carper: is like family. usually just men in my squad, now we have women, in the top officer in the navy today is a woman, which is great. it used to be when i was at ohio state, we didn't have women in our unit, we didn't have women in my squadron, didn't have women on ships. i was at the uss delaware last week. there submarines -- we had had a navy ship named after delaware for, gosh, i would say about 100 years. the secretary of the navy said we need to have a vessel named after delaware, and we did. last week i was on it. we had a great time celebrating thanksgiving. >> another important piece of history in this office is the image of your uncle. what role did he play? sen. carper: i never met him. my mother -- they were born in a call mining town in west virginia. my dad was in the coal mining county and to the same high school together. my dad had a short spell in korea mostly,k world war ii. my dad's brothers served in the military as well. my mom's brother, he served on the aircraft carrier in the pac

carper: this is crazy.event, let me conclude -- i am neat quite done, but let me conclude with a couple of thoughts relating to a date that just passed, and that was december 7. that's a date that in our state is well-known. it is called delaware day. it is a celebration of december 7, 1787, the day that the people of delaware ratified through their 25 representatives the constitution, before anybody else had. delaware ratified the constitution and we became the first state. and i hope that years from now we'll continue to celebrate delaware day in my home state and frankly in other places, too. i hope that people across our nation will continue to be inspired by the words of our founding fathers. as many of our colleagues have heard me say here on this floor in the past, ben franklin was asked as he was exiting the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787, he was asked, he said, mr. franklin, what have you wrought here? what have you created here? he said famously, a republic if we can keep it. a

carper: this is crazy. in any event, let me conclude -- i am neat quite done, but let me conclude with a couple of thoughts relating to a date that just passed, and that was december 7. that's a date that in our state is well-known. it is called delaware day. it is a celebration of december 7, 1787, the day that the people of delaware ratified through their 25 representatives the constitution, before anybody else had. delaware ratified the constitution and we became the first state. and i hope that years from now we'll continue to celebrate delaware day in my home state and frankly in other places, too. i hope that people across our nation will continue to be inspired by the words of our founding fathers. as many of our colleagues have heard me say here on this floor in the past, ben franklin was asked as he was exiting the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787, he was asked, he said, mr. franklin, what have you wrought here? what have you created here? he said famously, a republic if we can kee

thank you for everything that you have done, senator carper. i also remember how i felt as i walked into this room as delaware's congresswoman. humbled, honored, and hopeful. because to borrow the words of the musical "hamilton" t this is the room where it happens. it's where legislators have consigned to debate ideas and uphold ideals. it's where we have heard legendary speeches from presidents, world leaders, and influential past and present members of this body. it's where gannett rank -- jeanette rankin became the first woman of congress only after a month long debate on whether a woman was fit for the job. it's where i got to serve with luminaries like john lewis. it's where landmark legislation was passed from the civil rights act to the affordable care act, to the bipartisan infrastructure law. this is the room where we, the people, have forged america's future. the first time the house of representatives used this room was on december 16, 1857, 167 years ago, almost to this very day. it was also the year the supreme court ruled black am

carper: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from dwarp. mr. carper: -- from delaware. mr. carper: on behalf of the majority leader, i ask the chair to execute the order of december 12, with respect to the house message to accompany s. 4367. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the chair lays before the senate, the following message from the house. the clerk: resolved, that the bill from the senate, s. 4367 entitled an act to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the united states, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, do pass with an amendment. mr. carper: mr. president, i move to concur in the house amendment to s. 4367. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be up to one hour equally divided. mr. carper: i'd like to yield to the gentle woman from west virginia. mrs. capito: i rise in strong support of the house amendment to s. 4367, what my come p -- compadre did not mention is the title of the bill, the thomas carper water resources act of 2024. i urge

among them, delaware's democratic senator tom carper. mr.ho served four terms in the senate, announced his retirement in 2023. prior to his political career, he served in the vietnam war as a navy pilot between 1968 and 1973. he also represented delaware in the u.s. house and as governor between 1993 and 2001. next, his final remarks from the senate floor, followed by a conversation we had with the senator about his time in washington. >> mr. president, thank you very much, and to our colleagues that are coming into join us, in just a few weeks am going to be stepping down as one of delaware's two united states

tom carper later was elected to the senator and when senator carper retires from the senate in januaryn the senate will then be taken by his former intern, lisa blunt rochester, now the senator- elect from delaware. joining us now for her first interview since election day is democratic senator-elect lisa blunt rochester of delaware. thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me again. >> you understand the seniority system here. since senator schiff is already a senator -- >> yes. >> -- with which it's going to be about 30 days of seniority on you, he had to go first tonight. >> yes. i understand seniority and i think andy kim jumped ahead of me as well, which i came in the house first, but andy jumped over. >> they add in for seniority your house service, too, when they're calculating it. so it's not completely irrelevant. you're going to be in the thick of the confirmation process in january. it's the new senators who will be voting on the confirmations of all of these trump nominees. what are you seeing in this group so far? >> well, you know, i think first

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carper: thank you so much. my pleasure. thanks. >> west virginia republican congressman alex mooney is one of dozens of public officials leaving washington at the end of the year. mr. mooney, the first hispanic elected to congress from west virginia, lost the republican primary election to the last u.s. senate race, eventually won by former republican governor jim justice. they were vying to replace democrat turned independent joe manchin, who is retiring from the senate. next, congressman mooney's final remarks to the 118th congress and tributes from his colleagues. as the designee of the majority leader. mr. mooney: it has been the it has been the greatest honor of my life is you've the people of was written in the house of representatives to serve the people of west virginia house of representatives the last 13 years. or not only won by three percentage points in a tough election. but the good people of 2nd district elected me five times to represent them for the past 10 years. i did not seek re-election. i ran for anoth

carper development act of 2024. i echo my thanks to grace napolitano and for her tapping me to be the vice ranking member of the water resources subcommittee where she has searched us so honor apply. while i know the title of queen of water, princess is up for grab. thank you for your service and thank you so much for all you have done for your constituents. this bipartisan legislation authorized projects for water and waste water infrastructure that are critical to the strengthening of the flood protection resiliency and complete restoration that maintains our country's vital resources. wrda has new authorities where i represent to allow the united states army corps of engineers to contribute their expertise to the development of new and existing environmental project to not only improve water and sewer infrastructure but bolster economic competitiveness. i have advocated for their resources and vote for their reauthorization. for example, under summit company, a 25 million has been funded and led service line repl

carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. a mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr

carper: probably for the rest of my life. i hope i have that opportunity. >> senator tom carper, thank you for the convthe west virginia rn spoke on the floor this week for the final time. here is what he had to say. as the designee of the majority leader. mr. mooney: it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of the united states house of representatives. i was elected on november 4 of 2014. believe it or not only won by three percentage points in a tough election. but the good people of 2nd district elected me five times to represent them for the past 10 years. i did not seek re-election. i ran for another office which i did not end. so my time comes to a close at noon on january 3. i have educated folks about how this works here and the constitution dictates which you are no longer a congressman and exactly at noon on january 3. and my 10 years will come to an end. first eight years in congress i represented 17 beautiful counties from the eastern panhandle of west virginia and down to this county. after

carper. mr. casey. >> we've arrived, we are here at last. another government shutdown averted. the government will remain open . i'm not sure if that's good news or bad news. people need to know yes the government will stay open and it will not be chaotic, congress can adjourn which is probably a good thing when congress adjourns but the thing about government staying open is we will pass thing called a continued resolution . what does that mean, it means we are resolved to continue as we have for really decades. we will continue to spend money regardless of whether we have it or not. we will continue to spend money at a pace such that we will accumulate about $2 trillion in debt each year, the deficit will be about $2 trillion. now, the spending is comprised of a lot of different areas. it's about $6.8 trillion in spending and we bring in about 4.8 trillion in revenues so it's about $2 trillion mismatch. a lot of the spending is entitlements, probably two thirds of the spending is entitlement but this body refuses to address entitlements though as part of the continuing spendi

friday, delaware democratic senator tom carper and california congresswoman grace napolitano. watch our interviews with departing discussing their careers in congress next week, starting at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span and now our free mobile video or online at c-span dot org. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these companies and more, including comcast. are you think this is just a community? no. it's way more than that. comcast is partnering with thousand community centers to create wi-fi enabled lifts so students from, low income families, can get the tools they need to ready for anything. comcast supports c-span as a public serce. along with these television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. vice president harris spoke with students in prince george's county, maryland there, she reflected on the recent school shooting in madison, wisconsin, and the need to end gun violence. she also encouraged the students to get involved in engagement. and. good morning, everyone. have a seat, please. good morning. oh. oh, i love seeing a

tom carper. mr. president, it was late in the 1990's when a staffer handed a letter to gare's then -- to delaware's nen governor -- then governor tom carper. the letter read, i'm writing to the governors of all 50 states to ask the same question -- what is the secret to happiness? dear melissa, the governor replied, serve others, sincerely, tom. that was it. for then governor, now senator tom carper, that simple, self less bit of advice, serve others, could serve up his entire political career and life. he is moderate, bipartisan, and relentless. as chair of the senate environment and public works committee, tom carper helped lead the fight to pass the inflation reduction act, the most significant investment ever, ever to tackle the climate crisis. the law also helped lower health care costs and energy costs and strengthen america's energy security. what a combination. tom carper was a key author of the largest long-term infrastructure investment in the history of the united states, the bipartisan in

she will represent delaware in the senate, replacing retiring senator tom carper. in the house, she will be succeeded by democrats eric mcbride -- democrat sarah mcbride. this body for my final time as the sole representiv

, and tom carper loves delaware. he hates being away from home, which is why half the time when i call him about all the issues that we can about together, he's on that amtrak, hopping home to be with martha and his family. he does it even on weekdays while we're in session. serving delaware is all tom knows. he did it first as state treasurer, then congressman, then governor, and then for the last two decades as senator. if you put all these elected offices together, it means that the people of delaware have elected and reelected tom a record 14 times into office, and he never lost an ounce of fight. here in the senate, what a great ambassador he was for the first state. our caucus relied on tom's expertise not just about delaware, which of course we became quite familiar with due to his persistence, but also on testimony different -- also on many different issues, especially when it came to the environment. tom is a climate warrior, plain and simple. few senators have fought as long and hard on the climate crisis a

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among them, delaware democratic senator tom carper. mr. carper has served four terms in the senate and announced his retirement in 2023. prior

. >> senator tom carper, thank you for the conversa >> west virginia republican congressman alex mooney is one of dozens of public officials who are leaving washington at the end of the year. begin the first hispanic elected member of congress in west virginia and lost the primary election for the last u.s. senate race, which was eventually won by the state's former republican governor. next, congressman mooney's final remarks to the 118th congress and tributes from his colleagues. here is what he had to say. as the designee of the majority leader. mr. mooney: it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of the united states house of representatives. i was elected on november 4 of 2014. believe it or not only won by three percentage points in a tough election. but the good people of 2nd district elected me five times to represent them for the past 10 years. i did not seek re-election. i ran for another office which i did not end. so my time comes to a close at noon on january 3. i have educated folks about how this works here and the constitution dictates which you are

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we're going to start with chair of environment and public works, senator carper. thanks. thanks so much, mr chairman. >> welcome one and all. i'm going to ask the first question. i just want to give you really short answers. ok. and we'll start with you dr brand here you mentioned. i think in your written testimony that the us has the highest prevalence microfibre in our drinking water compared to any other nation. that's pretty amazing. why is that just very briefly? why is that? >> that's a really good question. it may in part be because we buy an incredible amount of clothing and a lot of this clothing is generated by companies that promote fast fashion. and so there have been studies showing that our consumption of clothing has increased rapidly over the past 5 to 10 years and that that could be contributing. but i don't think the exact cause is if we just buy less clothing, we could maybe make it, make a difference here. what do you think? >> i like others. i say that with tongue in cheek. next question. in addition to our retrofitting technologies in our washing mac

thank you for everything that you have done, senator carper. i also remember how i felt as i walked into this room as delaware's congresswoman. humbled, honored, and hopeful. because to borrow the words of the musical "hamilton" t this is the room where it happens. it's where legislators have consigned to debate ideas and uphold ideals. it's where we have heard legendary speeches from presidents, world leaders, and influential past and present members of this body. it's where gannett rank -- jeanette rankin became the first woman of congress only after a month long debate on whether a woman was fit for the job. it's where i got to serve with luminaries like john lewis. it's where landmark legislation was passed from the civil rights act to the affordable care act, to the bipartisan infrastructure law. this is the room where we, the people, have forged america's future. the first time the house of representatives used this room was on december 16, 1857, 167 years ago, almost to this very day. it was also the year the supreme court ruled black am

carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. the clerk: ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. i have lots of talk about. first i want to bring up one item. as you know we have been briefing you regularly at their parks mind 900,000 troops deployed this area. might it isl. significant intert we recently learned that those numbers were higher so we were asked to look into it and in fact there approximately 2000 u.s. troops and syria. as i understand it and as it was explained to me these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy shifting mission requirements worse the core 900 or on longer term employment. for many of her deployment the numbers of fluctuate from t

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carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. the clerk: mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. the clerk: mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. m

carper: i'd ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second?rs to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. the clerk: mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. funding menopause and migraine, high blood. pressure. i need to break down silos across america. make more progress. we don't know enough about menopause and that is going to. the department of defense like arthritis cancer, chronic diseases and in the military our work doesn't stop here. action. graded and prioritized in all research projects across the entire government and women's health says so much more is never proper has a government. [applause] the research is going across the entire world. one thing about th

friday, delaware democratic senator john carper and california democratic congresswoman rachel paula tom. this week, starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> witness democracy in action with

some of the most revered senators to pass through the chamber, the likes of senator leahy, edwards, carper, jones, and my mentor, senator moynihan. for the last nearly four years, ann has been one of the most invaluable members of the entire senate operation. she made our days easier, our operations smoother and made the senate work better for the american people, and that, madam president, is perhaps the highest testament to a public servant. ann, on behalf of a grateful senate, a grateful democratic caucus and grateful majority leader, we say congratulations, thank you, job well done. now, to dan yoken, mo i will so dearly miss. is he here somewhere? where's dan? dan yoken. socrates said the only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. if that's true, and i think socrates was on to something, then this is going to be a particularly difficult goodbye for me to get through. because it fills me with gratitude and sadness to bid farewell and thank you to dan yoken. he served in the position of rapid response, but in truth he is far more than that. he is in a word a brain, the know

carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton.cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. we look so much alike. with a senator you? >> yes. >> i rise to object. i will not let this man go quietly into the night. i would ask unanimous consent to force him to stay in the senate, but like all my unanimous consent request over the last ten years none of them have ever passed. [laughing] >> case in point. i didn't necessarily expect to speak but i found myself sitting there getting sad and angry that we are losing mitt romney. first of all because we have obviously to the naked eye so much in common. i am black, and mitt romney is black and adjacent. mitt romney is a of great personal net worth, and on the man of great personal net girth. but the. reality is, the more i served with mitt

. >> senator carper you're recognized for your questions. send thank you very much and welcome mr. dejoy and their several people behind you. i don't know who's quote is in adversity lies opportunity. it's one of my guiding principals in life and diversity by the postal service there are pretend he's a well and you were trying to seize the day on some of those. their other competitors to the postal service who are in the package business and they don't deliver mail to people. you are delivering allow for packages at this level but some of those companies have decided over the last five or 10 years that they want to phase out their diesel engines than gasoline engines and have mail be delivered in vehicles that do not create greenhouse gases. they didn't make that conversion because of they were somehow concerned about the planet burning up and environmental concerns. they did it because they thought there's an economic argument and they thought that they could deliver their products in a more cost-effective way. i think when he passed the postal bill a year or two ago we tried to p

friday delaware democrat senator john carper and california democratic senate woman grace napolitano.atch our interviews with departing members discussing their careers in congress next week starting at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> in an earlier conversation in the series, evan thomas discussed his 1986 book. there were six of them. in this episode, we asked edward ted aldrich to discuss his book titled the partnership of george marshall, henry stenson and the extraordinary collaboration that won world war ii. general george marshall with chief of staff of the army in the summer of 1940 in anticipation of the global war in which all these men knew the united states would shortly be drawn. >> edward aldrich with his book "the partnership, george marshall, henry stinson and the extraordinary collaboration that won world war i" on this episode of "booknotes+" with our st brian lamb. "booknotes+" is available on the c-span now mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. >> for more than 45 years, c-span has been your window

friday, delaware democratic senator tom carper and california congas when grace napolitano.atch our interviews with departing members discussing their careers in congress this week starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> democracy, you are always an unfinished creation. >> democracy is worth dying for. >> democracy belongs for us all. >> we are here in essential area democracy. >> great responsibilities fall once again to the great democracies. >> american democracy is bigger than any one person. >> freedom and democracy must be constantly guarded and protected. >> we are still at our core a democracy. >> this is also a massive victory for democracy and for freedom. announcer: american history tv, saturdays on c-span 2, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. this weekend at 3:15 p.m. eastern, author stephen puleo with his book the great abolitionist, discusses the career and life of abolitionist and politician charles sumner, who represented massachusetts in the u.s. senate from 1851 u

carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. see an ability they have right now to get loans from the bank and lenders to put their crops in the ground, to put the seats in the ground in the spring cilia to take care of that and we did. we are excited about this outcome tonight. we are grateful that everyone stuck together to do the right thing the last orderll of busins for the year is done and we are set up for a big and important new start in january. we can't wait to get to that point. we encourage swift passage in the senate now but they need to do their job is the house just in and we will all go home. i want to wish everybody a merry ch

friday, tom carper and grace napolitano.bers discussing their careers in congress, next week starting at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now or online at www.c-span.org. ♪ >> since its founding in 1992, wrongfully convicted people in the u.s. out of prison, sunday on q&a, and innocence project director joins us on the history of the organization and the clients they represented over there including the two men convicted of killing malcolm x in 1965. >> at the original trial, another gentleman took the witness stand said he committed the crime with two other people he refused to name. the jury rejected that information. what we know is the law enforcement had evidence that corroborated his statement and assertion he was the shooter and the other two people, not mr. islam or mr. aziz, had committed this crime. that information was withheld. >> the innocence project executive director sunday night 8 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a, listen to q and a and our podcasts on our free c-span now app. ♪ announcer: c-span is your unfiltered

friday, delaware democratic senator tom carper and california democratic congresswoman grace napolitano watch our interviews with departing members discussing their careers in congress this week starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. announcer: this week watch washington journal special holiday authors series featuring live segments each morning with a new writer. wednesday morning, seth kaplan, lecturer at the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university, talks about his book fragile neighborhoods, repairing american society one zip code at a time. watch live and join the discussion on washington journal wednesday morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile app, or online at c-span.org. >> democracy is always an unfinished creation. >> democracy is worth dying for. >> democracy belongs for us all. >> we are here in the sanctuary of democracy. >> great responsibilities fall once again to the great democracies. >> american democracy is bigger than any one person. >>

carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. vote: the clerk: ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. the clerk: mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse.