WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $5 million grant award to Delaware from the Federal Highway Administration's Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program. This funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), a once-in-a-generation investment to rebuild our nation's roads, highw  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), a 23-year veteran of the Navy and the last Veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the Senate, and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced and passed a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the extraordinary sacrifice and service of the approximately 766 members of the Armed Forces held captive during the Vietnam War. In 1973, 591 of those prisoners were released by the North Vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 22, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement following the announcement that Senator Tom Carper will not be running for reelection. "I still remember standing on the steps of the Capitol as an intern with then-Congressman Tom Carper. It was his service that helped inspire a journey I could have hardly imagined - as I would go on to serve as his staf  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's radical decision in the case of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "The Supreme Court's decision to eliminate longstanding protections for much of our n  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release and letter: In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) this week sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Linda Khan asking the agency to ensure that any updates to the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, or "Green Guides," provid  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: 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, along with Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Pete Ricketts (R-Ne  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Standing inside the DuPont Nature Center, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Kyla Hastie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Regional Director, and Shawn Garvin, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary, today discussed the federal, state, and local recovery plan for threatened red knots, one  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 22, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) announced he would retire from the Senate when his term ends in 2025. "Tom Carper isn't just a colleague and a friend, he is a steady, significant leader who has shaped Delaware over decades. Across his more than 50 years of service to our state and nation, he never st  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 23, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) introduced the Dignity Act. "Our immigration system is deeply broken and congressional action is long overdue. "That's why I applaud Reps. Salazar and Escobar for their leadership in introducing the bipartisan Dignity Act. "Their leg  more