WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following commentary with eight senators to The Hill on May 3, 2023: * * * Today Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) led 7 of their colleagues in an op-ed, highlighting the urgent need to vote against a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would repeal the solar tariff suspension issued by the Biden Administration in 2022. If the CRA were to pass, tens of thousands of jobs would be lost and the transiti  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: Today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) called out the urgent need to protect the solar industry and the tens of thousands of jobs it has created. He highlighted the dire situation that could result from the passage of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would repeal the solar tariff suspension issued by the Biden Administration and urged his colleagues   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on May 4, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement: "Last year, the Senate led the way in enacting historic investments to rebuild our nation's infrastructure, address the threat of climate change, and lower energy costs for Americans. Now, we h  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- 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 Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to oppose a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to disapprove of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's rule protecting the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. "Native   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing to examine the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. HIGHLIGHTS: ON CORPS INVESTMENTS IN DELAWARE: "The Cor  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On May 3, 2023, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 and implementation of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Today, we a  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS), held a hearing today on "Advancing Security and Prosperity Through International Conservation" to discuss the importance of strengthening U.S. foreign assistance for conservation. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator and Chi  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 5, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after President Biden issued an executive order authorizing sanctions on the belligerents in the conflict in Sudan: "I commend President Biden for this decisive step to hold accountable those in both the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces who threaten peace in Sudan and who commit human rights violations. T  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) announced he would retire at the end of his current term: "Senator Cardin is one of the most seasoned and skilled legislators in Congress, and I have long valued working with him on a range of issues affecting Delmarva, the country, and people around the globe. He will leave behin  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to protect children on social media platforms. "Social media platforms provide tremendous value to society by connecting the world and boosting economic growth, but without proper safeguards, our children are too often exposed to  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: On Friday, April 28, 2023, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) spoke in Wilmington at the investiture ceremony of Judge Greg Williams of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware following the start of his service on the federal bench in August 2022. "Judge Greg Williams is an outstanding lawyer, judge, and father. It was an honor to recommend him to the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced legislation to help small businesses commercialize and scale up production of their technologies. The Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act would support American innovation by expediting the application processes for two federal small business technology programs, making small business fed  more