WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement on permitting reform: "I have pushed for permitting reform throughout this Congress and had high hopes of landing a strong, bipartisan deal before the end of the year. Democrats offered meani  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- 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, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, celebrated unanimous Senate passage of S.3791, the America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization (ACE) Act of 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: U.S. Senator 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, today celebrated inclusion of two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our natio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, along with EPW Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ranking Member Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), today celebrated Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) applauded final passage in the Senate today of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an $883 billion package authorizing funding for our nation's armed services for fiscal year 2025. The NDAA also includes several provisions that Senator Coons championed. It now moves to President Biden's desk for his signature. "In an increasingly fragile and insecure worl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated passage today of his bipartisan legislation with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to create a U.S. Foundation for International Conservation (USFIC) as part of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill was led in the House by Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). Representative Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) led t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated passage today of his bipartisan legislation with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to create a U.S. Foundation for International Conservation (USFIC) as part of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill was led in the House by Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.). Representative Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) led t  more