WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, along with U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) applauded Delaware's next steps on the Port of Wilmington's Edgemoor terminal expansion. Delaware's congressional delegation has long supported the Port of Wilmington and its plans to include a facility in Edgemoor. In 2022, Carper, Coons, and Blunt Rochester helped  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new investment to support school districts and municipal services and improve road infrastructure in southeastern Ohio's communities. This investment from the Secure Rural Schools program will help generate economic opportunity and empower communities in Athens, Delaware, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Vinton, and Was  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) applauded Delaware's next steps on the Port of Wilmington's Edgemoor terminal expansion. Delaware's congressional delegation has long supported the Port of Wilmington and its plans to include a facility in Edgemoor. In 2022, Carper, Coons, and Blunt Rochester helped secure $9.2 mill  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) answered a question from Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) after delivering a floor speech today regarding President Biden's assertion that he would not supply certain weapons for Israel to use in Rafah. Senator Coons has repeatedly said that if Israel moves forward with a full-fledged military operation in Rafah without taking into account its oblig  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) yesterday delivered a floor speech to celebrate the Senate clearing his bipartisan Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, as well as his broader efforts help Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. His legislation would prevent the IRS from imposing fines and penalties on American hostages and wrongful detainees for failing to pay taxes while they are hel  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 8, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting to table the Motion to Vacate resolution against Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. The resolution passed the House in a vote of 359 to 43. "Throughout my time in Congress, I've seen firsthand how important it is to find common ground and put our differences aside for the sake of the American pe  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) to accelerate the development of transmission projects. DOE is now seeking public input on the  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today led a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. HIGHLIGHTS: ON PROVIDING EPA WITH THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO DO ITS JOB: Chairman Carper: "The President's $11 billion budget   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. Below is the opening statement of Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery: "Today, we are pleased to welcome Administrator Michael   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: 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 applauded Senate passage of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the DERA program through fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: 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 applauded Senate passage of the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024. "The ACE Act reauthorizes popular programs that pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 9, 2024: * * * Today U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The Senate passed the legislation by a bipartisan vote of 88-4. "Today, the U.S. Senate approved crucial, bipartisan legislation to maintain the safety and efficienc  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced a resolution designating May 7, 2024 as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The bipartisan effort aims to raise awareness and educate the public regarding the dangers posed by counterfeit fentanyl pills. "Drugs like fentanyl and xylazine have devastated families across Delaware, especially as suspected drug ov  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) today joined 82 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues in calling on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposal would transfer U.S. National Guard units performing space missions to the U.S.  more