WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2022: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Senior Democrat on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC), today issued the below statement following the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced plans to purchase 66,000 electric vehicles for its fleet, and commit to stop purchasing gasoline powered  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced that they secured $97 million in funding for Delaware projects in the omnibus appropriations bill that passed the House and Senate this week. This funding will go to community priorities such as water infrastructure improvements, mental health support, childcare services, affordable h  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced that they secured $97 million in funding for Delaware projects in the omnibus appropriations bill that passed the House and Senate this week. This funding will go to community priorities such as water infrastructure improvements, mental health support, childcare services, affor  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today joined leaders of Jewish Family Services Delaware (JFS) and counselors-in-training at the Jewish Community Center to celebrate $3.5 million in federal funding to help those counseling fellows achieve their licensing and improve mental health services in the First State. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Chris Coons, along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester(all D-Del.), celebrated the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) following the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act by President Biden today. In addition to authorizing much-needed inve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after Congress passed the fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill: "The FY 2023 SFOPS Act increases current spending by 6.5% to make critical investments that will advance American security and prosperity in an increasingly   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after attending a joint session of Congress where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the American people. "It was a singular honor to be in attendance for tonight's joint session of Congress to hear directly from Ukrainian President Zelensky. Nearly 300 days have passed since Russia's unpro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations package. The bill included key legislative priorities championed by Blunt Rochester in addition to nearly $100 million for community projects throughout the state of Delaware. Blunt Rochester issued the following statement. "I was proud to join a bipartisan coalition of my colleagu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today celebrated the confirmations of L. Michelle Moore, Robert Klein, William Renick, Adam Wade White, Joe Ritch, and Beth Pritchard Geer to be Members of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). "I am so ap  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan, as well as clean air and labor leaders in announcing new standards to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from heavy-duty vehicles starting in model year 2027.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded President Biden signing the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this morning. The $857 billion bill supports a 4.6% pay raise for both military servicemembers and the Department of Defense (DOD) civilian workforce. The bill also includes provisions for Delaware, including the transfer of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following written testimony by Kelvin H. Lee, director of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, involving a hearing on Dec. 13, 2022, entitled "Promoting and Investing in Small American Manufacturers." Lee is also a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware. * * * Chair   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) today voted with a bipartisan majority in the Senate to pass the 2023 Fiscal Year omnibus appropriations bill by a vote of 68-29. The government funding bill authorizes nearly $773 billion for non-defense discretionary programs--including $118 billion for Veterans Affairs medical care--and $858 billion for defense programs. The spending package also include  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after the release of the omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2023. Senator Coons is a member of the Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS): "Over the past year, our government has worked together in a bipartisan fash  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of Congress. "President Zelenskyy's impassioned speech reminded us that Ukraine is on the front line in the fight for freedom and democracy across the world. His resolve in the face of tremendous adversity and unspeakable tragedies resona  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), their bipartisan bill to increase transparency around social media companies. The formal introduction follows the rel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Co-Chairs of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, released the following statements after the House passed their Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA) Reauthorization Act late last night as part of the Respect for Child Survivors Act. The law, first enacted in 1990, provides the only dedicated source of funding for Children's Advocacy Centers, which   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released the following statements after the Respect for Child Survivors Act, a bill developed in response to the FBI's mishandling of the Larry Nassar investigation, passed the House. The bill, now headed to the President's desk, would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) applauded the passing of their bipartisan legislation to combat international wildlife trafficking and to strengthen interagency efforts to tackle the issue in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Biden signed into law this week. Senators Coons and Portman are members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-c  more