WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined 47 of their Senate colleagues in announcing plans to file an amendment to the forthcoming national security supplemental package that reiterates longstanding U.S. policy in support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  "For decades I have advocated for a two-state solution and the ongoing conflict in Israel a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined 47 of their Senate colleagues in announcing plans to file an amendment to the forthcoming national security supplemental package that reiterates longstanding U.S. policy in support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "For decades I have advocated for a two-state solution and the ongoing conflict   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Washington D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee Members Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), along with ten of their colleagues, wrote today to President Biden urging him to reject the proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would waive intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID-19 diag  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment issued the following testimony by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, at a member day hearing on Jan. 11, 2024, on the Water Resources Development Act: * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and members of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, thank you for the opportunity to advocate for stronger water infrastructure on behalf of the state of Delaware, es  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - In case you missed it, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union yesterday, where he touted the strong economic fundamentals under President Biden, including new record highs for the stock market and the highest two-month increase in consumer confidence in decades. Senator Coons also discussed the im  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Tuesday, January 23, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz hosted a press conference and groundbreaking with local and regional leaders from the Toledo-Lucas Port Authority, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office, and the city of Toledo to break ground on construction to help restore  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Hancock, NY - U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today announced his constituent service team will hold mobile office hours from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Friday, February 2 at the Apalachin Shared Services Building and from noon to 2:00pm on Friday, February 2 at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. During these events, constituents will be able to connect with representatives from Rep. Mol  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Hancock, NY - U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today announced $1,320,145 in federal funding is being delivered to Delaware Opportunities Inc. These funds are available through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs and administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They will be used to support the Head Start program in Delaware County, which provides comprehensive early chil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led eight of his Democratic colleagues on the EPW Committee in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the agency to use its authorities to maintain the reliability of our electric power system as  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing on the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. HIGHLIGHTS: ON ENSURING PROTECTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- 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 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced their Flood Prevention Act. The bill would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) to include the District of Columbia in the definition of a coastal state, making D.C. elig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On January 24, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Let me begin t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Finance Committee Members Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), along with ten of their colleagues, wrote today to President Biden urging him to reject the proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would waive intellectual property (IP  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: * * * The BARCODE Efficiency Act would work to reduce extensive IRS backlogs and processing lags * * * Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act, bipartisan legislation that would greatly improve the processing of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and 10 of their colleagues wrote today to President Biden to thank him for his partnership in combating COVID-19 through the global health emergency and to urge him to reject the proposal before the World Trade Organization (WTO) that would waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 diagnostic  more