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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday December 24, 2023 ( 9 items )  

CARPER JOINS WARNER AND COLLEAGUES TO SOUND THE ALARM ABOUT ECONOMIC DETERIORATION IN THE WEST BANK
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in soundi  more

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Holds Tele-Town Hall
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman held a tele-town hall to hear from neighbors and share updates about her work in Congress and the District on behalf of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District constituents. Congresswoman Watson Coleman began the town hall by discussing her work to lower costs and upgrade and improve infrastructure across the district including protecting the Delaw  more

REP. BLUNT ROCHESTER WRITES TO SURGEON GENERAL URGING A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION ON BLOOD CLOTS
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) wrote a letter to Dr. Vivek Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United States, urging the Surgeon General to launch a nationwide call to action to raise awareness of blood clots and pulmonary embolisms. The letter comes after Blunt Rochester introduced a bill earlier this year, honoring her late husband Charles, aimed at creating a   more

Senate Environment Committee Chair Carper Issues Statement on Treasury Proposed Guidance for Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, and the lead author of the Inflation Reduction Act's clean hydrogen production tax credit (45V), today issued the following statement on proposed regulations by the U.S. Department o  more

Senate Environment Committee Chair Carper, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Expand Access to Vehicle Refueling Infrastructure Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- 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 and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and 11 other Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to  more

SENATOR CARPER APPLAUDS THE CONFIRMATION OF MARTIN O'MALLEY TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following remarks on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) spoke on the Senate Floor in support of Governor Martin O'Malley's nomination to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. In his speech, Senator Carper praised O'Malley's experience as the Governor of Maryland and emphasized how O'Malley is uniquely positioned to be successful as Commissioner given his past experience. Following Senator Carp  more

Senator Coons joins colleagues in bipartisan push to lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs by enforcing a rule limiting the use of harmful "copay accumulators." Co  more

Senator Coons, colleagues reintroduce bipartisan, bicameral bill to provide tax relief for AmeriCorps volunteers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, joined colleagues this month to reintroduce the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act. This legislation would provide tax relief for AmeriCorps members who earn Segal Education Awards through service to help pay for higher education costs. The bill is led by Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.  more

Senators Coons, Cruz introduce resolution to condemn attacks by Iranian military proxies on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution condemning attacks by Iranian military proxies on U.S. armed forces in Iraq and Syria and emphasizing the urgency of responding to and deterring such attacks. American troops in the region have been targeted by Iranian proxies more than 115 times since mid-October in the wake of the terror attacks committed by Hama  more