WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 30, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule defining the "waters of the United States" (WOTUS): "I commend the Biden administration for their dedication to developing a de  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), one of the most productive legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives in the past 10 years, announced that two of his bipartisan bills aimed at benefitting the Pocono region were included in the 2023 federal omnibus spending package that passed Friday. The first, H.R. 6364, will extend the use of U.S. Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) singled out two specific provisions from the numerous wins for Delaware contained in the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for particular praise after President Biden signed the NDAA into law. The NDAA authorized the conveyance of the former Cape Henlopen U.S. Army Reserve Center site to the City of Lewes, Del., to be used as a n  more