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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday March 30, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Delaware's Congresswoman Denounces Republican's Plan to Slash Medicaid
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Delaware's Congresswoman Denounces Republican's Plan to Slash Medicaid Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) denounced House Republican's budget plan that would cut Medicaid funding by $880 billion. The cuts would slash health care coverage for our most vulnerable Delawareans, including kids, working families, and people with disabilities. "Under the Republican  more

Delaware's Congresswoman McBride Celebrates Seaford's Revitalization
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Delaware's Congresswoman McBride Celebrates Seaford's Revitalization Seaford's Main St. goes from 90% vacancy to 90% occupancy Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) celebrated local, state, federal, and private investments to Seaford, Delaware that have contributed to an incredible revitalization across the small city. "I rise today to celebrate the transforma  more

Delaware's Congresswoman McBride Denounces Trump Administration's Cuts to the Food Bank of Delaware
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Delaware's Congresswoman McBride Denounces Trump Administration's Cuts to the Food Bank of Delaware Trump rips food & funding from Delawareans Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) denounced the Trump Administration's actions that have halted scheduled shipments of vital food aid and funding through USDA's Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) on the floor   more

Ranking Member Coons calls on Secretary Hegseth to resign
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons calls on Secretary Hegseth to resign WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign: "The full set of Signal messages released by The Atlantic today make it clear that Secretary Hegseth and our nation's highest ranking c  more

Ranking Member Coons, Democratic Ranking Members call on Inspectors General to investigate mishandling of classified information by Trump administration officials
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons, Democratic Ranking Members call on Inspectors General to investigate mishandling of classified information by Trump administration officials WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, led a letter to the Acting Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the National  more

Rep. McBride: Celebrating Seaford's Transformation
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the transformation happening in Seaford, Delaware, an investment in economic growth, opportunity, and the future of western Sussex County. Seaford is a small city rich in history. Just last week, I had the privilege of meeting with Seaford's leadership to discuss the city's progress and their vis  more

Rep. McBride: Food Banks Facing Urgent Crisis
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, across the country, food banks are facing an urgent crisis, and Delaware is no exception. Millions of dollars' worth of deliveries of vital food aid have been halted to food banks. In February alone, more than 50 percent of the food that the Food Bank of Delaware distributed came from the Federal Government. Now, with shi  more

Senator Coons statement on Atlantic story
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on Atlantic story WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement today in response to today's article in The Atlantic entitled "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans:" "Jeffrey Goldberg's reporting in The Atlantic calls for a prompt and thorough  more

Senator Coons, colleagues press USDA to not take food away from food banks and hungry families
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues press USDA to not take food away from food banks and hungry families WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and 24 of their colleagues demanded more information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about the cancellation of previously approved emergency food assistance funding for food banks and other emergency food providers. The  more

Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Senate Democratic Caucus in reintroducing Paycheck Fairness Act to end wage discrimination and close the gender pay gap
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Senate Democratic Caucus in reintroducing Paycheck Fairness Act to end wage discrimination and close the gender pay gap WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in reintroducing Senator Patty Murray's (D-Wash.) Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day this week. This legislation w  more

Senators Coons, Wicker introduce bill to better financially protect poultry growers against avian flu outbreaks
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Wicker introduce bill to better financially protect poultry growers against avian flu outbreaks WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) yesterday introduced the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act (HPAI ACT) to ensure that all poultry growers and laying operations in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) control areas whose o  more