Saturday - November 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 3 items )  

ICYMI: U.S. News highlights Senator Coons' efforts to support returned American hostages and wrongful detainees
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, U.S. News & World Report's Olivier Knox devoted his "Decision Points" column to U.S. Senator Chris Coons' (D-Del.) package of legislation to make American hostages and wrongful detainees financially whole after their return home. The column focused primarily on his Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which would end the IRS' practice of charging fines and late fees for n  more

Rep. Blunt Rochester, Sens. Carper, Coons, Delaware Governor Carney Announce Nearly $21M Investment in Clean Drinking Water for Under-Resourced Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware Governor John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.)s announced $20,910,000 in federal funding for Delaware's Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF and DWSRF). Specifically, the funding is for Delaware's Clean Water General Supplemental funds, Emerging Contaminant funds, and the Drinking Water  more

Sens. Carper, Coons, U.S. Rep. Blunt Rochester Tout Proposed New Vessel
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: On October 23, 2024, Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials joined with the Delaware Congressional Delegation to announce a $20 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the DRBA that will be used to construct a new diesel-hybrid ferry vessel that is expected to join the Cape May - Lewes Ferry fleet in the summer of 2027. The new ferry will replace the MV  more