WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 10 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) celebrated the groundbreaking of the Delaware Air National Guard's Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar for their C-130 aircrafts. They were joined by Major General Michael Berry, Adjutant General of the Delaware National Guard, and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long. The Fuel Cel  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023, and a letter: While considering whether to accept or reject Hunter Biden's recently announced plea deal on tax and gun charges, the Judge ought to have all of the relevant information, including recently released IRS whistleblower testimony, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) wrote in a letter today to U.S. Attorney Gen  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Face the Nation on CBS yesterday to discuss the billions of dollars in new investments in semiconductor chips and advanced manufacturing in America, President Biden's steadfast leadership in strengthening NATO, and security assistance for Ukraine. * * * Margaret Brennan: A lot to talk about, but I want to start with Chin  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to announce the launch of the National Clean Investment Fund and the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator - two competiti  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement on the Clean Truck Partnership, an agreement between the California Air Resources Board and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, its commercial engine and vehicle members, and Ford Motor Company to m  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's (HSGAC) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) hearing "The PGA-LIV Deal: Implications for the Future of Golf and Saudi Arabia's Influence in the United States," U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del), a senior member of the committee and former Ranking Member of the PSI Subcommittee, emphasized concerns about PGA   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) co-sponsored the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will work to build more than two million affordable homes throughout the next decade by expanding and strengthening the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit), our country's most successful affordable hou  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Chris Coons(D-Del.) chaired a hearing yesterday focused on exploring the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on innovation and how to regulate AI in a way that promotes innovation so that the United States maintains its competitive edge. The hearing, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Intellectu  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.), and Brendan Boyle (D-Penn.) introduced the Safeguarding Domestic Energy Production & Independence Act today to bring down rising compliance costs associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ensure our nation's indepe  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the United States-Israel International Development Cooperation Act to expand and strengthen the development partnership between the United States and Israel. This legislation reauthorizes and expands a successful program that enables the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Israeli Agen  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: At the end of June, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, regarding the whistleblower allegations that suggest the Department of Justice (DOJ) and others slow-walked the Hunter Biden investigation. U.S. Attorney Weiss   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: At the end of June, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware regarding the whistleblower allegations that suggest the Department of Justice (DOJ) and others slow-walked the Hunter Biden investigation. U.S. Attorney Weiss responded on Monday, but his respo  more