WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2023 by a voice vote. The legislation, introduced by EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), would reauthorize the Brownfields program through fiscal year 2029 and make the program more a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2023 by a voice vote. The legislation, introduced by EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), would reauthorize the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act (DRBCA) through September 30, 2030, and make it easier for small, rural, and d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act by a voice vote. The legislation, introduced by EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would amend and reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) and codify maps to update and add units t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed and obtained two bank wires revealing Hunter Biden received payments originating from Chinese nationals, including Jonathan Li, in July and August 2019 when Joe Biden was running for President of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), marking nine years since the passing of her late husband, Charles, introduced the Charles Rochester Blood Clot Prevention and Treatment Act. Charles Rochester tore his Achilles tendon playing a game of pickup basketball before a business meeting. Blood clots traveled to his heart and lungs and, at the age of 52, he died.  The Charles Rochester B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing to examine the U.S. General Services Administration's efforts to right-size and modernize the federal real estate portfolio. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE NEED TO ADDRESS UNDERUTILIZATION OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS: "The   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) today announced the award of $2,919,819 from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant program to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). Funded by the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. General Services Administration's efforts to right-size and modernize the federal real estate portfolio. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "We are   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today at the Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), a senior member of the Committee, heard from Marjorie A. Rollinson, nominee to serve as the Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury, as well as Patricia Neuman and Demetrios L. Kouzoukas, both nominees to serve on the Board of Trust  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following remarks on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del) spoke on the Senate floor to advocate for the confirmation of Robert Taub and Thomas G. Day to serve as Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). Taub has served two terms on the PRC, including six years as Chairman, and has spent more than 40 years in public service. Day served 35 years in several senior roles at the Postal Service  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today on the Senate's progress toward passing a continuing resolution to keep the government open: "The federal government will shut down on October 1 if the Senate and House cannot agree on funding to keep it running. The consequences of a shutdown are significant -- more than one million armed forces members, federal law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Safeguarding the Transparency and Efficiency of Payments (STEP) Act, bipartisan legislation that will continue to safeguard American tax dollars by building on the Senators' Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, which was signed into law in 2020. This new bill would designate all new federal programs mak  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: A resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to recognize September 2023 as National Student Parent Month passed the United States Senate yesterday. The resolution highlights the contributions and achievements of the nearly 4 million Americans with children who attend postsecondary educational institutions while also caring for their families. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act today to protect consumers from harmful counterfeit products that are sold online. Last year, Americans spent more than $1 trillion on e-commerce for the first time ever. As more American consumers opt to shop online, they are increas  more