Tuesday, July 30 at 10:30 a.m. – The Senator will attend a Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Hearing entitled, “Standard Essential Patent Disputes and Antitrust Law.” The subcommittee will hear testimony from executives at Intel Corp and Qualcomm and representatives from the Federal Trade Commission and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Judiciary Committee’s Jessica Brady at 202-224-7703.
Tuesday, July 30 at 2:15 p.m. — The Senator will attend a Foreign Relations Committee business meeting. The committee will consider nominations for Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and 14 ambassadorial posts, as well as subcommittee membership and jurisdiction for the 113th Congress. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact: Foreign Relations Committee’s Adam Sharon at 202-224-4651.
Wednesday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend a Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee meeting with trade associations. The discussion will feature CEOs from 12 leading trade associations and will focus on job creation, economic recovery, and shared legislative goals. Mansfield Room, S-207, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Closed to press.
Wednesday, July 31 at 11:15 a.m. – The Senator will attend a special Senate Democratic Caucus Meeting with President Obama. Lyndon B. Johnson Room, S-211, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Closed to press.
Wednesday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. – The Senator will testify at a Finance Committee Energy Subcommittee Hearing entitled “Powering Our Future: Principles for Energy Tax Reform.” He will provide testimony on the importance of financing for renewable energy development and about the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill he reintroduced in April to level the playing field between renewable and fossil fuel-based project financing. 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact: Finance Committee’s Sean Neary at 202-224-4515.
Wednesday, July 31 at 3:00 p.m. – The Senator will preside over the Senate until 4:00 p.m. Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Thursday, August 1 at 9:30 a.m. – The Senator will attend a Judiciary Business Meeting. The committee will consider S. 987, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Senator Coons that provides certain protections for journalists and news organizations during investigations into leaks of classified information. The committee will also consider three nominations for U.S. District Judge and one nomination for U.S. Circuit Judge. 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Judiciary Committee’s Jessica Brady at 202-224-7703.
Thursday, August 1 at 10:30 a.m. – The Senator will attend a Senate Appropriations Committee Markup of FY2014 Department of Defense appropriations bill. 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact: Appropriations Committee’s Rob Blumenthal at 202-224-7363.
Thursday, August 1 at 4:00 p.m. – The Senator will preside over the Senate until 5:00 p.m. Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Friday, August 2 at 10:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend and speak at a job fair being hosted for Veterans by the Congressional Delegation. Bridgeville Library, 600 South Cannon Street, Bridgeville, DE – Open to press. Contact Katie Wilson at 302-598-4915.
Friday, August 2 at 11:30 a.m. – The Senator will join Senator Carper and Rural Development Acting State Director Kathy Beisner to announce a $50,000 USDA grant awarded to Primeros Pasos. The funding will enable the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to early childhood learning with a focus on the local Hispanic population, to build a new multi-cultural early learning center. 122 East Pine Street, Georgetown, DE – Open to press.
Friday, August 2 at 2:30 p.m. – The Senator will tour ILC Grayling and thank the company’s leaders for bringing jobs back to the U.S. 6095 Whitehurst Drive, Seaford, DE – Open to press.
Saturday, August 3 at 9:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend the Annual Wyoming Peach Festival and parade. Wyoming, DE – Open to press.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.