WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act (S. 654): * * * S. 654 would reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Conservation Program through fiscal year 2030. The bill also would add portions of Maryland to the definition of the Delaware River Basin and increase the federal cost-share for matching grants for small, rural, and disadvantaged communities that participate in the program. Unde  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Summer Lee announced that Delaware Valley Citizens Council for Clean Air will receive a $371,515 grant to build and support composting systems at the backyard and neighborhood levels in Braddock, Clairton, and Swissvale, Pennsylvania. The Council will co-develop educational workshops, literature, and social media with community members, provide supplies and logistical support, and create a n  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- 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, this week led a hearing to explore opportunities for decarbonizing heavy industry, the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. economy. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE POTENTIAL OF INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION TO ADVANCE U.S. CLIMATE GOAL  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced that the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) will receive a $4 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Advanced Digital Construction Management System  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after an agreement between Israel and Hamas to release 50 of the hostages taken during its October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel: "I am overjoyed to hear that a deal to secure the release of some civilian hostages held by Hamas has been reached. During this holiday week, I give thanks that many who were recently held i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today on the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter: "Rosalynn Carter broke new ground as first lady during a time of great societal change and political upheaval. She combined Eleanor Roosevelt's passion for justice with Mamie Eisenhower's mastery of social graces. Her profound faith, fierce work ethic and sha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and 10 of his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent the following letter to the Biden administration expressing their support for the recent use of sanctions relief as leverage to facilitate a negotiated electoral agreement between Venezuela's democratic opposition and the Maduro regime. The letter also urges the Biden administration to s  more