WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Well Beyond Medicine, the Nemours Children's Health podcast, to discuss the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act. Speaking with podcast host Carol Vassar, Senator Carper shared how this bicameral, bipartisan bill would establish a holistic approach to health care by integrating mental and physical health services for  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) urged his colleagues to vote in favor of the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870). This bipartisan legislation equips firefighters with the tools and training they need to safely do their jobs in communities nationwide, and includes the ADVANCE Act which would support the deployment of new, carbon-free nuclear technologies an  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) for announcing the availability of $850 million in competitive grants to fund efforts to monitor and cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as p  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today applauded Senate passage of their Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act as part of the Fire  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today regarding President Biden's nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to be the next Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): "I welcome President Biden's nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to serve as the next Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. During her decade of experienc  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives calling on the Biden administration to take urgent action to protect the more than 250,000 "Documented Dreamers" - children of long-term visa holders - who are at risk of aging out of their dependent status and will be forced to self-deport if they are ineligible for anoth  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFE  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the Senate's passage of the Fire Grants and Safety Act, which will help local fire departments access funding for training, personnel, and equipment. Several of the grant programs funded in the bill are particularly important to small and volunteer fire departments. "Local departments in Delaware and across the country are struggling to meet the needs of the co  more