WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today condemned Meta's response to their bipartisan and bicameral letter sent to the company last month, which urged Meta to delay its decision to shut down CrowdTangle. CrowdTangle is a Meta-owned transparency tool used by researchers and journalists to monitor public content on Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms. The company shut down  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * WILMINGTON, Del. -- Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement following the Biden-Harris Administration's historic announcement yesterday that Medicare has reached agreements to lower the cost of all 10 prescription drugs selected for the first round of price negotiation: "As a Member of the Health Subcommittee, ensuring access to relia  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-New York, issued the following news release: Hamden, NY U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (NY-19) today announced he has selected Delaware Opportunities Inc. in Hamden to receive the 2024 Angels in Adoption Award for New York's 19th Congressional District. Delaware Opportunities provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to children from low-income families in Delaware County. In June, they opened the f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. -- Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) recognized the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and the historic impact it has had on the First State and on communities across the nation.Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration and Congressional Democrats, the Inflation Reduction Act has helped lower costs for families, create good-paying j  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) hosted her Constituent Resource Fair at the Wilmington University New Castle Campus. Delawareans attended the fair to get assistance from over 40 federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations such as the Social Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Delaware State Housing Authority, and th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released a video statement celebrating the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act. In the video, Senator Carper highlights how the law is reducing the cost of prescription medications, fighting the climate crisis and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined leaders from Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, County Administrator Todd Lawson, County Council members Mike Vincent and John Rieley, and Sussex County Director of Community Development and Housing Brandy Nauman at Habitat for Humanity's Jeremiah House to highlight affordable housing investments in Sussex County. At the event, Sen. Carper announced a congre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would make it easier to combat and track illicit fentanyl manufacturing. The bill would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and help federal law enforcement act against cartels' illegal use  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and 19 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats targeting election workers ahead of the upcoming election. "We write to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined DelDOT Secretary Nicole Majeski, Dover Air Force Base Commander Col. William McDonald, and Kent County Economic Development Director Linda Parkowski to celebrate the next step in expanding Kent County's economic development with the Joint Use Agreement signing at the Central Dover Aviation Complex, formerly known as the C  more