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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday September 08, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Sens. Carper, Coons Announce $1.5M to Westside to Help Connect Underserved Delawareans to Affordable Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Westside Family Healthcare, one of Delaware's Federally Qualified Health Centers, a $1.5 million grant award to support their health insurance navigator program.   more

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Sens. Carper, Coons Celebrate $125K to Combat Youth Substance Use in Delaware
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) celebrated the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) awarding $125,000 to Guiding Approach to Positivity (GAP) Youth Mentoring Initiative, Inc. to support its efforts to combat the nation's overdose epidemic and prevent youth substance use. The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program  more

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announces $7.5 million Grant to Replace Aging Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced the awarding of a $7,533,460.50 grant by the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund, for the deteriorated Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center in Hopewell Township, NJ. The new state-of-the-art visitors center will be completed near the site of General George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware  more

Senator Coons statement on murdered hostages
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Israeli Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six hostages who were murdered by Hamas after being held hostage for nearly a year, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American citizen: "I am heartbroken and angry at the news that six hostages whose bodies were recovered in Gaza today were brutally murdered aft  more

Senators Coons, Ricketts introduce resolution celebrating the 73rd anniversary of our mutual defense treaty with the Philippines
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) introduced a resolution celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the United States and Philippines. The resolution reaffirms the United States' commitment to the defense of the Philippines under the MDT, particularly in the wake of persistent and escalating aggression by the People's Republic of C  more

Sens. Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $1.5M to Westside to Help Connect Underserved Delawareans to Affordable Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Westside Family Healthcare, one of Delaware's Federally Qualified Health Centers, a $1.5 million grant award to support their health insurance navigator program. Navigat  more