WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 23 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement: "We condemn Hamas' horrific terrorist attacks against Israel, for which Israel must hold Hamas accountable. In the course of that endeavor, every effort must be made to protect innocent civilians. Right now, hospitals in Gaza are hours a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced that the Greater Philadelphia Region received Designation status as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Tech Hubs are designed to grow regional technology and innovation by strengthening a region's capacity  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced that the Greater Philadelphia Region received Designation status as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Tech Hubs are designed to grow regional technology and innovation by strengthening a region's c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the HBCU Africa Partnerships Act to encourage the growth of research partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and federal agencies to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa. "HBCUs like Delaware State University can play a critical role in helping the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today led a press conference with a bipartisan Senate delegation in Tel Aviv, Israel. Members of the bipartisan delegation include U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Dan Sullivan (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) published a joint op-ed in The Hill today highlighting the need to work in a bipartisan fashion to create commonsense solutions for the American people, as the pair has repeatedly done on college affordability, Israel policy, and other issues. The op-ed comes one month after Senators Coons and Rubio participated in the B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Today, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, U.S. Senator Tom Carper and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (Both D-Del.) joined at the Woodlawn Library to announce the county's "100 EV Plugs Plan" to make more than 100 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging plugs available to the public at New Castle County Parks and Libraries. This project is funded in part by the Bipartisan Infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-La.) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing World Menopause Awareness Month. The goal of the resolution is to raise awareness and access to care during menopause and post-menopause. "Millions of women throughout the United States and throughout the world going through menopause experience   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), co-chairs of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today held a roundtable discussion with stakeholders to explore ways to improve pathways for textile recycling, resale, repair, and reuse in the United States. Attendees included U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Da  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: TEL AVIV, Israel - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement today after participating in a congressional delegation to Israel:"In the wake of the unprecedented and horrific attack by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 - the deadliest anti-Semitic attack since the Holocaust - I joined a bipartisan delegation to reinforce the United States' steadfast support for Israel and its right to de  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and 33 of his Senate colleagues published an open letter today urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to ensure over-the-counter birth control is available for service members and their families on military bases without a prescription. In July, the Food and Drug Administration approved Opill as the first daily oral contraceptive available without a prescription.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led 11 of their Senate colleagues in an open letter, urging Senate leadership to prioritize reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in the coming months. AGOA's authorization expires in September 2025.  The Senators write, "The African Growth and Opportunity Act is the foundation of the United States' economic relation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the HBCU Africa Partnerships Act today to encourage the growth of research partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and federal agencies to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa. "HBCUs like Delaware State University can play a critical role in helping t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) led a bipartisan effort to defeat an amendment by Congressman Scott Perry to defund the Delaware River Basin Commission. The amendment would have defunded the DRBC in response to its work protecting the Delaware River basin from high volume hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking." Since its creation by President Kennedy in 1961, the Delaware Riv  more