LEWES, Delaware, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) convened a roundtable discussion on oyster aquaculture at the University of Delaware in Lewes with oyster farmers and other stakeholders from across the state. Ed Hale, Assistant Professor of the Sea Grant Program at the University of Delaware, moderated the discussion, which examined the needs and challenges of the oyster aquaculture industry w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) to announce the award of $23 million to New Castle County from U.S. DOT's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The grant will support the construction of a 2-mile, ADA-accessible, shared-use path betwe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released the following statement in response to recent developments in Gabon: "The apparent seizure of power by Gabon's military is part of an alarming trend in West and Central Africa of military-backed coups. "The Gabonese people - and people everywhere - deserve civilian-led, democratic governance. Despite Gabon's flawed elections, no gr  more