MIDDLETOWN, Delaware, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, hosted a roundtable at the Middletown Senior Center to highlight the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on lowering health care costs for seniors. The roundtable focused on three prescrip  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today issued the following statement on the Justice Department naming Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Biden Investigation. "Since at least 2019, the FBI and Justice Department have possessed glaring evidence of criminality involving the Biden family's business ventures. Despite repeated assurances that U.S. Attorney Weis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on Attorney General Merrick Garland designating U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss as special counsel for the Biden criminal investigation: "This move by Attorney General Garland is part of the Justice Department's   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced a slate of bipartisan legislation to lower costs for American families and bring patients back to the forefront of the medical system. * The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA): bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would combat the obesity crisis and work to directly prevent various comor  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of Leader Hakeem Jeffries' Regional Leadership Council, released the following statement on the anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act. "One year since the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act, we are seeing its impact in Delaware and across the country," said Blunt Rochester. "Since coming  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Dr. Annie Norman, Delaware State Librarian, and community partners at the Wilmington Public Library to celebrate the expansion of the Statewide Telehealth Kiosk Program from its original three libraries in Sussex County to 13 libraries across Delaware. Now, teleservices are available at five libraries in Sussex Coun  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) visited the Trenton Boat Launch along the Delaware River, joined by New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Deputy Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann and invited guests. The Congresswoman secu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following fact sheet: * * * THE PREVAIL ACT WILL HELP ENSURE U.S. GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AND PROTECT ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY Patented inventions are critical for sustaining U.S. economic growth, protecting national security, and ensuring global technological leadership. Patents incentivize investments in research and development (R&D) and enable commercialization of emerging technologies that bolster the U.S. c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 8, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led 29 other senators, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan urging EPA to finalize strong and broadly applicable foss  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * SCHUMER: WITH SOUTHERN TIER & MOHAWK VALLEY RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OPS POISED TO BENEFIT THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR FEDS TO INVEST $1.4+ MILLION IN NEW DELAWARE COUNTY LINE-WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - HELPING LOWER ENERGY COSTS FOR FARMS AND FAMILIES, AND GIVING 200+ LOCAL WORKERS SKILLS NEEDED FOR GOOD-PAYING JOBS ACROSS THE SO  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today introduced the bipartisan Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act that would direct the Department of Energy to conduct a comprehensive study comparing the emissions intensity of certain goods produced in the United States to the emissions of those same goods produced in the other co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. This bill supports inventors, encourages investments in intellectual property, secures U.S. global technology leadership, and protects economic and national security. The  more