WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Governor John Carney (all D-Del.) attended a ceremony marking the completion of Phase I of the Solomon's Court affordable housing initiative alongside Be Ready Community Development Corporation leaders, community partners, and others. A ribbon-cutting unveiled six new affordable housing units  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and co-chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today spoke on the Senate floor after reintroducing the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 with Senators Shelle  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2023. The bill would increase patient participation in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs - two lifesaving services - by authorizing physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) to order cardiac and pul  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and co-chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed draft "National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution." "The unfortunate truth  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement on President Biden's nomination of Jeffery Baran to serve a third term as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). "I am pleased to see Jeff Baran's renomination to the Nu  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed ban on most uses of methylene chloride, a dangerous chemical known to cause serious risks to human health. "Today, EPA too  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a full committee hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed budget for fiscal year 2024. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE: "Safe nuclear power plays an esse  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced the award of $1,800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accelerate the Delaware's Inland Bays Program's efforts to preserve and improve the health of inland bays. The funding will support projects that  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, today reintroduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation's recy  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: On April 19, 2023, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Today, we are pleased to welcome back the five members currently  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: At the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing "GAO'S 2023 High Risk List: Recommendations for Reducing Waste, Fraud, And Abuse," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del), a senior member of the Committee, highlighted how the Government Accountability Office (GAO) can address improper payments and cybersecurity. During the hearing, Comptroller General Gene Doda  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: At the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing "Resources and Authorities Requested to Protect and Secure the Homeland," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del), a senior member of the Committee, highlighted critical issues affecting our nation and how the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request will address some of the challenges. During the hearing, Department of Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: At the Senate Finance Committee hearing "The President's Fiscal Year 2024 IRS Budget and the IRS's 2023 Filing Season," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del), a senior member of the Committee, highlighted critical issues affecting the IRS and the U.S. tax filing system and how the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request will address some of these challenges. After years of underfunding, th  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in passing bipartisan legislation to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today celebrated the Biden administration's announcement that it will contribute $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund and take additional steps to leverage other donors' efforts to address global challenges like climate change. Senator Coons is also Co-Chair of the bipa  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined his colleagues in celebrating the Senate passage of the Fire Grant and Safety Act, S. 870, which would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). These grant pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Chris Coons (D-Del.) held a hearing yesterday to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID Administrator Samantha Power was the witness. As SFOPS Chair, Senator Coons continues to lead efforts to make critical inve  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Chris Coons (D-Del.) chaired a hearing today focused on exploring the foreign threats to U.S. intellectual property (IP) alongside U.S. Senator and Ranking Member Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). During the hearing, entitled "Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership," Senator C  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today in the wake of fighting between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces: "I strongly condemn the ongoing violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces and urge all sides to ensure the safety of civilians and refrain from attacks on civilian targets and infra  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined their Senate Democratic colleagues to oppose Republican efforts to overturn the Biden Administration's rule that ensures the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can provide full access to life-saving, reproductive health care services and counseling for U.S. veterans. The vote of disapproval failed 48-51. Currently, an estimated 300,000 women v  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) reestablished the bipartisan Senate ALS Caucus and announced the addition of three new members, bringing total membership to 22 senators. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that destroys the body's ability to control muscle movement. There is no effective treatment for the disease, no kn  more