WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) teamed up with Saint Francis LIFE representatives and seniors today to highlight his legislation, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Part D Choice Act, which will help cut prescription drug costs for seniors. This bipartisan legislation introduced last month would allow Medicare-only PACE participants to choose between the PACE Part D p  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance legislation introduced by Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues that would help position the United States as the undisputed international leader for nuclear ene  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho), Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, that would help position the United States as the undisputed international leader for nuclear energy technologies  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation, introduced by U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, that would help position the United States as the undisputed international leader for nuclear energy technologie  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, avoiding a catastrophic default on our debt. "Let me be clear - we should never have been in this position in the first place. Republicans decided to play political games with the U.S. economy and risked the full faith and credit o  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today issued the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed the Senate by a vote of 63-36. "I am relieved that President Biden was able to reach a bipartisan compromise to prevent a catastrophic default. Defaulting on our debt -- for the first time in our nation's   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement about the Fiscal Responsibility Act and the agreement between President Biden and Speaker McCarthy to avoid default. "The budget agreement reached by President Biden and Speaker McCarthy is the only way forward to avoid a disastrous default in a week that would spark a recession, destroy Delawareans' retire  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which prevented the United States from defaulting on its debts: "I am relieved that the Senate has come together to avert default and pull the United States back from the brink of economic disaster. President Biden and his negotiating team produced a deal that will put   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) spoke today in Wilmington at the investiture ceremony of Judge Tamika Montgomery-Reeves who will serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. President Joe Biden nominated Montgomery-Reeves in June, and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 12, 2022. Both Sens. Carper and Coons recommended her nomination to the Pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas) introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023. This legislation would establish a holistic approach to children's health care by integrating mental and ph  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- 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, and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish a national mercury monitoring network to protect human health and the environment. "Mercury is a powerful neuro  more