January 29, 2008 – Washington, D.C.
Senator Carper gave the keynote address at a forum on energy and housing in Washington, D.C. hosted by Congressional Quarterly.

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January 28, 2008 — Washington, DC
Senator Carper reacted to President Bush's final State of the Union Address. His comments focused on the economic stimulus package, global warming and the war in Iraq.

January 23, 2008 — Washington, DC
Senator Carper spoke today about his legislative priorities this year and gave an overview of what the Senate will be working on in the second session of the 110th Congress, including passage of an strong economic stimulus package to help jumpstart the American economy.

January 19, 2008 — Wilmington
Connecting Generations honored Senator Carper with the 9th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by AstraZeneca. As Governor, he created the Delaware Mentoring Council and set a goal of recruiting 10,000 mentors in Delaware, reaching out to individuals, businesses, places of worship, and senior and retirement centers to adopt schools and get mentoring programs started in schools across the state; the goal was reached about two years later. Photo: Theresa Knox.

January 18, 2008 — Lewes
Jenny Hanson gave Senator Carper a lesson in filling grocery bags with food for those in need at the Cape Henlopen Food Basket.

January 18, 2008 — Lewes
Cliff Diver of CP Diver showed Senator Carper the solar panels they recently installed that should save $10,000 in energy costs each year.

January 17, 2008 — Wilmington
Senator Carper learned how the Walgreen's pharmacy in Fairfax operates with a lesson from pharmacy supervisor Lucy Somer.

January 17, 2008 — Wilmington
New Castle County Executive Chris Coons pointed out to Senator Carper the work being done on the Shellpot Sewer Interceptor as the senator was on hand to announce $300,000 in federal funding to help the county fix the sewer interceptor which serves 20,000 Brandywine hundred residents.

January 14, 2008 — Dover
Senator Carper joined the rest of the Congressional Delegation for the official groundbreaking of a new Air Control Traffic tower at Dover Air Force Base.

January 13, 2008 — Detroit, MI
Senator Carper made his annual visit to the North American International Auto Show and is shown here talking with industry leaders (l-r) John Bozzella, Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy for DaimlerChrysler; Dave McCurdy, President and CEO of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers; and Jim Press, Vice Chairman and President, Chrysler LLC.

January 13, 2008 — Detroit, MI
At the North American International Auto Show, Senator Carper spoke with Dave McCurdy and Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors.

January 10, 2008 — Newark
During a visit to Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Senator Carper, Congressman Castle and (l) John DiEleuterio from Senator Biden's staff learn about the plant vaccine process from executive director Vidadi Yusibov. Fraunhofer recently received $4 million from the Department of Defense to continue clinical trials to create vaccines for a host of diseases.

January 9, 2008
Senator Carper helped announce $300,000 in federal funding for NCALL to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing.

Shown are (l-r): John Bravacos (HUD Region III District Director), Diane Lello (HUD Wilmington Director), Joe Myer (Executive Director, NCALL), Senator Carper, Congressman Castle, and Mr. Nadab Bynum (Director of Community Planning and Development Program, HUD).

January 7, 2008
Senator Carper was on hand as Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh announced $1.7 million in Affordable Housing Program grant money to five housing developments in Delaware. Also, the Village of Eastlake was recognized for its honor of being named as the nation's best affordable homeownership development.

January 5, 2008 — Newark
Senator Carper was honored to deliver the commencement address at University of Delaware. He was also grateful to receive the University's highest honor — a Doctor of Laws. The senator received his M.B.A. from the University of Delaware.

January 4, 2008 — Dover
Senator Carper paid a visit to the Dover High School Wellness Center. During his time as governor, Senator Carper launched the initiative to have a wellness center added to every high school, a goal that has since been achieved.

January 4, 2008 — Frederica
Senator Carper spoke to 140 fourth graders at Lake Forest Elementary School. The students were studying the constitution.

January 3, 2008 — Frankford
Senator Carper shares a laugh with members of the Frankford Fire Company. The senator helped secure over $72,000 in federal funding for the fire company and they were able to share with him some of the building upgrades enabled by the funding.

January 3, 2008 — Bethany Beach
Senator Carper stopped by the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company to present them with an American flag to replace the one stolen from their fire company. The flag was flown in their honor over the United States Capitol before it was presented.

January 3, 2008 — Milton
Senator Carper was pleased to visit Milton Elementary School to learn more about the Cape Henlopen School District's "Lighthouse Chinese Program." The district received an $831,885 Foreign Language Assistance Program grant from the U.S. Department of Education so all elementary students in the district would start learning Chinese in the fall of 2007. He is shown with teacher Darcy King.