WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Rep. McBride Joins as Original Co-Sponsor of the Bipartisan Protecting the Right to Organize Act WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride joined her colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) in the 119th Congress. The PRO Act expands and strengthens protections for workers' right to organize a  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Joins as Original Co-Sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, ahead of the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Delaware's Congresswoman Sarah McBride and House Democrats introduced H.R. 14, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA). The bill would restore and modernize the pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, Representative Hunt, colleagues urge the implementation of reforms aligning with their bipartisan, bicameral Safer Supervision Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Representative Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in a new letter applauded and urged finalization of a proposal by the United States Sentencing Commission to improve t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, Young resolution to establish National FFA Week passes Senate WASHINGTON - A bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to establish February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week passed the Senate yesterday. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Cornyn introduce bill to strengthen state department's Taiwan strategy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act to require the U.S. Department of State to review and update its policy guidance regarding Taiwan no less than every five years and deliver a report to Congress within 90 days in   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Cramer introduce bill to expand access to rental assistance program for affordable housing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced their Choice in Affordable Housing Act today to improve the federal government's largest rental assistance program. The bipartisan bill would make it easier to access Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs)--often   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Moran introduce legislation to expand financing options for new energy projects WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) reintroduced the Financing Our Energy Future Act, which expands certain financing tools to all types of energy resources and infrastructure projects. The legislation would allow clean energy resources and infrastructure projects  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Murkowski, colleagues introduce Justice for ALS Veterans Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Co-Chairs of the ALS Caucus, announced the introduction of the Justice for ALS Veterans Act. This bill, first introduced in January 2022, would guarantee that the surviving spouses of veterans receive all benefits due to them. Representative  more