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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Sen. Carper Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Credit Monitoring Services for All Servicemembers Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a 23-year veteran of the Navy, announced the Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act passed the Senate. The bipartisan legislation provides free credit monitoring for all armed service members, including non-active duty reservists and National Guard members. Currently, only active duty service members are eligible for free credit monitoring. Se  more

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman Carper Celebrates Third Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released a video statement celebrating the three-year anniversary of the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Chairman Carper, alongside Senate EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), led the EPW   more

Sens. Carper, Coons Join Bipartisan Group Pushing for Reauthorization of Special Diabetes Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership emphasizing the importance of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) that was signed by a total of 55 Senators. Earlier this year, a short-term reauthorization of SDP funding at an annual rate of approximately $160 million per year per component as part of the fiscal year 2024 funding packages was secured. This wa  more

Statement from Senator Coons on the 2024 election
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement: "Last Tuesday's election did not produce the outcome nationally that I had hoped and worked for, but the people have spoken. We have to accept the results and move forward with a peaceful transfer of power to a new administration and Senate majority. In a country as divided as ours, my job continues to be to find common ground to tackle the   more