WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 11 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $15 million Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant to the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to combat the effects of climate change on State Route 9 i  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $15 million Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) grant to the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to combat the effects of climate change on State Route 9 in Townsend. This   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today celebrated the successful conclusion of improvements to the men's sober living facility at Limen Recovery + Wellness that was funded by a federal investment of nearly a half-million dollars. The congressional delegation joined officials and stakeholders at Limen to cele  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today celebrated the successful conclusion of improvements to the men's sober living facility at Limen Recovery + Wellness that was funded by a federal investment of nearly a half-million dollars. The congressional delegation joined officials and stakeholders at Limen to celebrate the complet  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Martha MacCallum on Fox News Sunday yesterday, where he discussed President Biden's support of Israel's war against Hamas. Senator Coons highlighted President Biden's steadfast support for Israel, which includes signing the Senate-approved spending package into law, fully funding the U.S. se  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: A group of 113 religious and secular leaders, human rights advocates, scholars, and practitioners wrote an open letter of support for a bipartisan resolution, introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), that recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental right. The resolution urges the U.S. State Department to widen its support for religious freedom globally by imple  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSres) -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) recognized the one-year anniversary of her comprehensive Jobs Agenda, a package of eight bills designed to strengthen Delaware's economy, workforce, and communities. Blunt Rochester is renewing the call for these important bills to be brought up for a vote on the House Floor. In the past year, Blunt Rochester has been inc  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following remarks on April 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) gave remarks at a press event celebrating nearly a half-million-dollar investment in federal funding for Limen Recovery and Wellness in Wilmington, Delaware, to help combat addiction and the opioid epidemic. Below are her remarks as delivered: [Senator Tom Carper], I will start off by saying just how grateful Delaware i  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting to reauthorize critical workforce innovation and opportunity programs through H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. "Having previously served as Delaware's Secretary of Labor, and as the founder and co-chair of the Future of Work Caucus in Congress, strengthening our nation'  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final national standard for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water. EPA anticipates that if fully implemented, the r  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in opposition of S.J. Res 61, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Federal Highway Administration's greenhouse gas performance rule. "We are confronted almost daily by signs that our   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing to examine the state of low-cost air quality monitoring sensor technologies, as well as the potential for these technologies to help reduce air pollution and protect public health. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE RISIN  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the state of low-cost air quality monitoring sensor technologies, as well as the opportunities and challenges for communities to obtain accurate and reliable information and data about their local air quality. Below i  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress: "Prime Minister Kishida's heartfelt speech reaffirmed the close diplomatic, economic, and security ties between Japan and the United States and laid the groundwork for future collaboration on everything from countering illiberal regimes to exp  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024 today to renew and strengthen a key trade program with sub-Saharan African countries. The African Growth and Opportunity Act is a trade preference program that facilitates deeper investment and stronger commercial ties between the United States and sub-Sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Leader Schumer and 37 of their Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that would curtail judge shopping, a tactic commonly employed by special interest groups to tilt judicial decisions in their favor. The End Judge Shopping Act would require random assignment for cases involving broad injunctions and promote   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) issued the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the arbitrary detention of Ekpar Asat: "Eight years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) kidnapped Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat, who has remained wrongfully imprisoned ever since. Ekpar spent multiple years in solitary confinement in Aksu prison camp in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Uyg  more