WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements after their legislation to create a pilot program to strengthen the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) program passed the Senate unanimously: "In order for America to remain competitive in global markets, we must ensure our ports are open, efficient, and secure," said Sen. Cornyn.  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a 23-year Veteran of the U.S. Navy, joined representatives from the Wilmington VA Medical Center today to highlight the benefit of filing a claim under the PACT Act by Aug. 9, 2023, for Veterans to be eligible for 12 months of backdated compensation. The PACT Act, supported by Delaware's Congressional Delegation of Sens. Carper, Chris Coons and Congresswom  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a bipartisan majority in the Senate to confirm David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by a vote of 53-46. Prior to Uhlmann's con  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a full committee hearing to consider stakeholder views for the development of the biennial Water Resources Development Act of 2024. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE CORPS' ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: "In the first half   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release and letter: In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), Senate Majority Whip, and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), along with Representative Brad Schneider (D-Ill.-10), Chair of the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Task Force, led 9 senators and 31 House mem  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On July 20, 2023, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to consider stakeholder views for the development of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "As you will recall, the biennial WRDA legislation is an opport  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: 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, today introduced the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization (WILD) Act. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fis  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress: "I was moved by President Herzog's compelling speech in honor of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations between the United States and Israel that touched on the bittersweet moments our two nations have faced, our decades  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chair of the Senate State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after the full committee markup of the fiscal year 2024 SFOPS Appropriations bill: "The fiscal year 2024 Appropriations Senate bill for the Department of State, Foreign  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Afghan Adjustment Act, which would allow Afghans who sought refuge in the United States due to the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops to apply for permanent legal residency after undergoing additional vetting processes by the U.S. government. Currently, Afghans who were admitted on temporary humanitarian status can on  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Representatives Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) reintroduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) to combat the obesity crisis in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diseases associated with obesity such as heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, and certain  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act, common-sense legislation that would apply a 60-day congressional review period to D.C. judicial nominees. This bill would also remove a provision that requires the Senate to hold hearings an  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act to provide incentives to states that choose to end debt-based driver's license suspensions. Millions of Americans have their driver's licenses suspended simply because they are too poor to pay fines or fees, and not for any public safety reason. These debt-based driver's license suspensio  more