WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) today voted in favor of legislation to adopt the Tentative Agreement reached between unions and railroads in September and avert a national rail shutdown, which passed the Senate by a vote of 80-15. Carper also voted in favor of another unsuccessful measure that would have provided rail workers with seven paid sick days. "Our nation's rail workers are critic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) today held a hearing as Chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness to explore opportunities and challenges for trade policy in the digital economy. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Carper, as prepared for delivery. "Good afternoon. It's my pleasure to call this hearing befor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) voted to advance several nominations during a committee business meeting: Shailen P. Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by voice vote, Beth Prichard Geer to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by a vote of 1  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting on legislation to end a potential rail shutdown while giving workers a 24% pay increase and 7 days of paid sick leave. "Today, Congress took decisive action to avoid a potentially catastrophic shutdown of our nation's rail system," said Blunt Rochester. "While, as Delaware's former Secretary of L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release and letter: Standing at A.O. Fox Hospital Tri-Town Campus, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer revealed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially finalized the reversal of its previous rules change for the eligibility criteria for rural hospitals that put many Delaware County and Upstate New York hospitals at risk of losing their Critical Acce  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program in 2023, 2024, 2025: "As a supporter of the Renewable Fuel Standard's goal  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) today issued the below statement following the Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. "Everyone deserves the right to marry who they love--no matter their race, gender, or sexual orientation. Today, I was proud to support the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act to protect the sacred and fundamental right to marry for LGBTQ+ Americans in the Fir  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to examine private sector perspectives on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Thank you all for joining Senator Capito and me today   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing November 2022 as "National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month." "No child should go without a safe place to sleep, eat, and grow, but there are children across the country struggling to find a home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Senator Coons. "My bipartisan resolution designat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that would increase Renewable Volume Obligations for 2023, 2024, and 2025. "The renewable fuels volumes proposed by the EPA today are not achievable and do not reflect the challenges Delawareans face at t  more