WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after a federal jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty of three felony charges: "The only reason Hunter Biden is facing accountability for his crimes today is because of the two brave IRS whistleblowers who came forward to the Ways and Means Committe  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined CBS' Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on Sunday to highlight the clear distinction between President Biden's and former President Trump's border policies. Senator Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised President Biden's commitment to effective actions that will address the situation at the border, while former Pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting against the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 after numerous partisan amendments were added to the bill yesterday evening. "Congress must fulfill its duty of reauthorizing defense spending every year to support the capability and readiness of our s  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STAKEHOLDERS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY AND PROACTIVELY TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE: Cha  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On June 12, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (the Service) proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Today, as you know, we are here to discuss President Biden's fiscal year 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded Senate confirmation of President Joe Biden's three nominees this week to serve as members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): David Rosner, Lindsay See and Judy Chang. Earlier this week, Senator Carper discussed the nominations on the Senate floor. "The work of   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech yesterday encouraging the passage of the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act, a bill that would - for the first time - require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding and enforceable code of ethics. Senator Coons highlighted recent polling that shows the American people are losing confidence in the independence of the Supr  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, concluding that the anti-choice plaintiffs did not have legal standing to challenge the FDA's changes to its regulations of mifepristone, a drug most commonly used to end an early pregnancy: "This decis  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined seventeen of their Democratic colleagues on the floor of the U.S. Senate to urge passage of the Right to IVF Act, legislation that would protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in all 50 states. In light of recent attacks on access to reproductive health care, the Right to IVF Act would improve the affordability of IVF   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: The Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, led by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), unanimously passed the Senate last night. The bill would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and local judges and court pers  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Youth Lead Act yesterday to bolster investments in youth agriculture and service organizations, including the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4-H Council, and the National FFA Organization. "Organizations like Scouting America, the FFA, and 4-H provide critical opportunities for yo  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bipartisan resolution yesterday recognizing the month of July as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education and Awareness Month, which highlights the importance of the roles of trademarks in the American economy and in protecting consumer safety. In addition to Senators Coons and Grassley, this resolution is also cosponsore  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today celebrated the bipartisan passage of their Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024 out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a unanimous vote of 20-0. The bill would add 66 new federal judgeships in districts across the country to help address rising caseloads and ensure that Americans have swift access to   more