WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, this week concluded a mission to the annual United Nations climate conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He touted the historic climate progress that the United States has made in recent years, including the passage   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting against a resolution that called for the resignation of the presidents of Harvard and MIT. "Any call for the genocide of the Jewish people is vile, unacceptable, and a call for violence. It has no place in civilized society and certainly not on college campuses. The answers given by the respec  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-Ind..) introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Act. The bill would codify AI literacy as a key component of digital literacy and creates opportunities to incorporate AI literacy into existing programs. The adoption of AI has more than doubled since 2017, and the average number of AI capabilities   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) introduced the We're Addressing the Realities of Menopause (WARM) Act. The bill would create a national menopause public awareness campaign and fund research and education initiatives to develop evidence-based practices. By 2030, there will be 1.2 billion menopausal and postmenopausal women globally, wit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today joined Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) in announcing $261,942 in federal funding for Delaware County to make it safer for local students to get to school. The funding from the Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will allow the county to im  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded Senate passage of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024. This year's legislation will provide $886 billion for our nation's armed services and national defense, and includes a 5.2% pay raise for service members. The bill also includes critical funding to defend the U.S from the continued threats posed by China,  more