MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08) issued the following statement after calling together a special meeting between regional leaders and National Park Service and PennDOT officials to discuss reopening Route 611 in the Delaware Water Gap area that remains closed after a rockslide in December of 2022. "Reopening this three-mile stretch of Route 611   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act of 2023 by a vote of 14-5. The legislation would direct the Department of Energy to study and report on the greenhouse gas emissions released during   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Last week, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), alongside Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging the agency to include the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant program in the President's budget for the 2025 Fiscal Year. In the letter, the members described the challenges American  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * The agreement ensures that the federal government will be funded through early March * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the bipartisan funding agreement, H.R.2872, which would provide short-term funding for the federal government. The Senate passed the agreement by a vote of 77-18. "For the third time in six   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement following the passing of Ted Blunt: "Ted Blunt helped me believe it was possible to be in politics and still not lose sight of what matters to you the most: your family. Ted confronted each moment, big or small, with his infectious smile and determination to accomplish what was just and necessary for the greater good.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in regards to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) privileged resolution about U.S. aid to Israel: "I am opposed to the Sanders resolution that would require the U.S. State Department -- in 30 days -- to produce a comprehensive review of Israel's actions since 2018 and directly put at risk ongoing U.S. support for Israel while they are a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) sounded their concerns about the administration's delay in finalizing proposed rules to end the sale of menthol flavor in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars in a letter sent with colleagues to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the proposed rules in Ap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) celebrated the markup and passage of the bipartisan Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act today out of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works by a bipartisan vote of 14-5. The PROVE IT Act would direct the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct a comprehensive study comparing  more