WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, hosted a caucus event today to explore opportunities for innovation and decarbonization in the concrete and asphalt sectors. Participants included David Crane, Undersecretary for Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy; Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer at   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, H.R. 7521: "Every American should be able to enjoy social media platforms safely. I whole-heartedly support the individuals and small businesses who have found creative, innovative ways o  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), members of the Senate Duals Working Group, introduced the Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act of 2024 to improve coverage for individuals jointly enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, also known as dual eligibles.   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act by voice vote. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, would reauthorize   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 by voice vote. The legislation, introduced by U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, along with EPW  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 15 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) hosted Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Analysis Grant T. Harris and key leaders in Delaware's life science and business sectors for a roundtable on making our domestic supply chains more resilient. During this discussion, Representative Blunt Rochester and Assistant Secretary Harris solicited feedback fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to ensure the broadest possible participation in the agency's clean school bus program under the Inflation Red  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final standards to protect communities near commercial sterilization facilities from exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a hazardous air pollutant:   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, celebrated Senate passage of two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation's recycling an  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Yesterday at the Senate Finance Committee hearing "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Health and Human Services Budget," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) heard from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra about the President's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. During the hearing, Senator Carper highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act is working to reduce health ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's fiscal year 2025 budget proposal: "Under President Biden, our country has seen historic progress in just a single presidential term. As was made clear during the State of the Union, our economy is growing stronger every day, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Yesterday, at the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Hearing "A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) emphasized ways that the federal government can adapt its disaster response, recovery, and mitigation operations. Senator Carper, a senior member of the Committee, noted that this is especially important in light of s  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, at the Senate Finance Committee hearing "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) stressed the importance of continuing to grow the manufacturing industry in the United States, especially in the clean energy sector. During the hearing, Senator Carper emphasized the positive economic impacts of strengthening American supply c  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Senate Co-Chairs of the National Service Congressional Caucus; Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairs of the caucus; and House of Representatives Co-Chairs Garret Graves (R-La.) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), today released a resolution in celebration of AmeriCorps Week, which runs   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) announced that she helped secure over $14 million in federal Community Project Funding for community projects across Delaware in the first tranche of Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills. The funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties. Specifically, the funding will go to  more