Tuesday, February 18 at 9:30 a.m. – The Senator will attend a meeting with key leaders of the Delaware Poultry Industry to discuss the new farm bill, access to agriculture financing, infrastructure and transportation. Georgetown, DE – Closed to press.
Tuesday, February 18 at 11:30 a.m. – The Senator will meet with Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit and local farmers and members of the Farm Service Agency. MAFC is one of the primary lenders to agriculture on the East Coast. Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit, 20816 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, DE – Closed to press.
Tuesday, February 18 at 1:00 p.m. – The Senator will hold a media availability to discuss the recently passed farm bill and his legislation to explore an insurance program to assist poultry growers during uncertain economic times. The provision commissions a pair of studies on the feasibility of insurance programs to protect America’s poultry growers from catastrophic loss, such as disease outbreaks, and from bankruptcies of poultry integrators. Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit, 20816 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-573-6054.
Tuesday, February 18 at 2:00 p.m. – The Senator will tour the Frankford Station of the Maryland-Delaware Railroad Company. The short-line railroad operates over 120 miles of track on the Delmarva Peninsula and ships grain products, fertilizer, plastic, lumber, paper products, wax, steel, and more. Intersection of Feather Lane and Pepper Road, Frankford, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-573-6054.
Wednesday, February 19 at 10:00 a.m. – The Senator will host the first in a series of roundtable discussions entitled, “Winning the Fight Against Urban Unemployment” with a focus on generating actionable ideas for solving the problem locally and legislatively. 1105 Market Street, Wilmington, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-573-6054.
Thursday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m. – The Senator will announce a new manufacturing bill to boost STEM education and skills training. The bill would award grants to universities designated as ‘manufacturing universities,’ to help better align educational offerings with the needs of modern manufacturers. The Senator will be joined by University of Delaware Provost Domenico Grasso, Dean of Engineering Dr. Tunde Ogunnaike, and Vice-Provost for Engineering Dr. Charles G. Riordan. Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory, 221 Academy St, Newark, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-573-6054.
Thursday, February 20 at 12:00 p.m. – The Senator will deliver remarks at the grand opening and ribbon cutting of Zoup! in Wilmington, a new soup cafe opened with the investment of the SBA and Applied Bank. 4715 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-573-6054.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.