WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, yesterday published an op-ed in U.S. News & World Report urging the swift passage of his bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024, known as the NO FAKES Act. This bill which would provide all Americans with the tools necessary to safeguard thei  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Reps. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), co-chairs of the Get the Lead Out Caucus in the House, alongside Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), co-founders of the Senate Lead Task Force, lauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to finalize the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and House colleagues announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $43 million to several Pennsylvania communities as part of the FY2024 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program. This funding will help reduce lead-based paint hazards and improve the health and safety of home  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) visited the Delaware River Basin Commission's (DRBC) West Trenton offices, joined by New Jersey Deputy Commissioner of Environmental Protection Jane Rosenblatt Birkhofer, DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini, DRBC Deputy Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann and invited guests a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks: "One year ago today, Hamas carried out a devastating surprise attack on Israel that took more than 1,200 innocent lives from many nations and subjected hundreds more to a year of captivity as hostages. Today, Annie and I pause to grieve all those whose lives were lost on   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that former U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), a former member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, passed away yesterday: "Annie and I send our prayers and heartfelt condolences to Tim's family to Barb, his wife; to his three children, Brooks, Brendan, and Kelsey; and to his many grandc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) released the following statement today regarding their plans to soon introduce legislation to modernize and strengthen U.S. development assistance: "The United States needs a better, more modern approach to global development that can address the challenges we face today and better promote U.S. security and stability abroad. In the coming weeks  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced their intention to introduce the Sudan Accountability Act to respond to the civil war in Sudan that has been raging since April 2023. In addition to Senators Coons and Risch, this legislation is cosponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.). Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Sup  more