WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) visited Cab Calloway School of the Arts to announce the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge. This year's winners were Irwin Wang and Maya Perry for their app called Recycle Pro. The app aims to teach users about the recycling process, connect users with local community clean up events, and inform users of the nearest recyclin  more

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin to announce provisions secured in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 that assist Delaware's sand bypass plant at the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Carper, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, coauthored WRDA 2022, which President Biden sign  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), today led Delaware state and local leaders in celebrating the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022), legislation that contains major wins for Delaware. In addition to authorizing much-needed investments  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), today led Delaware state and local leaders in celebrating the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022), legislation that contains major wins for Delaware. In addition to authorizing much-needed investments in pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- 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 (EPW), today announced the departure of Mary Frances Repko and welcomed Courtney Taylor as the new Democratic Staff Director of the EPW Committee. After nearly 30 years working in the House and Senate, including 6 years with Carper's team o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- 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 (EPW) and co-chair of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of $100 million in funding for environmental justice grants. "We have a moral obligation to ensure that all   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today filed an amicus brief in the pending case of Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before the U.S. Court of Appeals f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Attorney General's appointment of Robert Hur as Special Counsel to investigate the reported discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. and the Bidens' personal residence in Wilming  more