WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 25 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (both D-Del.) highlighted federal funding they secured along with U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to help address homelessness, train mental health care providers, and strengthen families at the New Castle County Hope Center and Nemours Children's Health. The New Castle County Hope Center was awarded   more

DOVER, Delaware, June 28 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) celebrated a $12 million 2024 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant issued to the Delaware Department of Transportation for bike and pedestrian safety improvements in Dover. The $12,250,000 competitive RAISE grant was issued to Del  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) highlighted federal funding they secured along with U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to help address homelessness, train mental health care providers, and strengthen families at the New Castle County Hope Center and Nemours Children's Health. The New Castle County Hope Center was awarded a $1.9 million co  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) celebrated a $12 million 2024 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant issued to the Delaware Department of Transportation for bike and pedestrian safety improvements in Dover. The $12,250,000 competitive RAISE grant was issued to DelDOT for thei  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Nemours Children's Health, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and U.S. Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., today co-hosted an event at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware to elevate awareness of the unique needs of millions of military and veteran families. The event also highlighted the special contributions of "hidden helpers," the children and teens living with a wounded, ill, or injured veteran   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) sat for an interview on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream yesterday, where he highlighted President Biden's attempts to create a fair and effective immigration system using executive orders in the absence of congressional action. After Senate Republicans flip-flopped on an immigration compromise negotiated by several senators,  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), celebrated the passage of her amendment in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025. The amendment promotes research on the economic, health, and societal impacts of menopause on servicewomen so that the Department of Defense (DOD) can better accommodate those experiencing menopausal symptoms, focus on the retention of servicewome  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to sidestep a ruling in Moyle v. United States: "While today's decision is welcome news for women in Idaho and across the nation, the Supreme Court's decision may be temporary and leaves the door open to further attacks on reproductive rights. The Emergency Medical Treatme  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement on two years since the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: "Today marks two years since the Supreme Court released its unprecedented decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned the protections of Roe v. Wade. For the first time   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8752, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8771, and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774: "One of the most critical roles   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States granted a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Good Neighbor Rule for Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana. The Good Neighbor Rule would redu  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States overruled the precedent set in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, often referred to as "Chevron Deference." "One day after this radical  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after reports that protestors in Nairobi attacked the Kenyan parliament building and several protestors had been killed: "I'm heartsick about today's developments in Kenya. Of course, the Kenyan people have the right to peacefully protest government policies that directly impact their wellbeing, but violence ha  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in Moyle v. United States, returning the case to the lower court and reinstating an order blocking an Idaho law that banned abortions in all cases except when the mother's life is at risk: "The Court's action today restores - at least temporarily - the ability of doct  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined over two dozen senators in cosponsoring the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act, led by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). In the wake of this month's ruling by the Supreme Court overturning an executive branch rule banning bump stocks, the BUMP Act would statutorily ban the sale of these deadly devices that allow sem  more