WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan. 2 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Dec. 31, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the passing of former Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. "My heart is heavy at the news of the passing of my former colleague and mentor, Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson. "Representative Johnson was truly devoted to her community in Dallas - advocating tirelessly for the need  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024: Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) announced key changes to his leadership team and welcomed Lucy Xiao as his new chief of staff and Michael Santora as his new legislative director. Outgoing chief of staff Jan Beukelman has worked for Senator Carper for over 9 years - first as a legislative assistant, then as a senior policy advisor, then as legislative director, and most recently as chief   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), as well as U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and French Hill (R-Ark.), celebrated President Biden signing into law their bipartisan legislation to establish March 9 as the annual National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The bill was signed as part of the broader National Defense   more