Monday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m. — The Senator will attend a Food Bank of Delaware children nutrition education program. KID C.H.E.F. (Cooking, Healthy, Easy, Food) is a skills and knowledge-building program utilizing the nutrition recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines. This program focuses on teaching children about healthy eating and how they can learn to prepare nutritious easy foods on their own. Palmer Elementary School, 1210 Lobdell Street, Wilmington, DE. Open to press.
Monday, July 9 at 12:00 p.m. — The Senator will join Senator Carper, Congressman Carney, federal and state officials as they break ground and formally announce the name of the C&D Canal trail. The 16-mile shared-use trail along the north side of the C&D Canal will create safe new recreational opportunities along the canal where people can hike, bicycle, jog, skate, bird watch and ride horses. Under the St. Georges Bridge, on the north side of the C&D Canal. Inclement weather location is the Grass Dale Conference Center. Open to press.
Tuesday, July 10 at 9:15 a.m. — The Senator will deliver keynote remarks at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Biomass Conference. The fifth annual conference will examine the dynamic playing field of bioenergy in 2012 as exciting new technologies move forward within a shifting policy, tax, and economic landscape. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC – Open to press.
Tuesday, July 10 at 3:30 p.m. —The Senator will host a Senate Law Enforcement Caucus briefing on information-sharing initiatives. The briefing will provide an opportunity for Members and staff to get an on-the-ground status update on law enforcement information-sharing programs. Panelists, including Delaware Criminal Justice Information System’s Executive Director Peggy Bell, will discuss the impact of task forces, fusion centers, RISS, NCHIP and other programs on advancing law enforcement priorities and officer safety. There will be an opportunity for Q&A. Capitol Visitors Center, SVC-200, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC – Open to press.
Wednesday, July 11 at 9:00 a.m. —The Senator will attend a Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee meeting on reproductive rights. The meeting will bring together Democratic senators and leaders of women’s groups to discuss the importance of women’s health and reproductive rights. U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC – Closed to press.
Thursday, July 12 at 10:00 a.m. — The Senator will attend a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting. 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC – Open to press.
Thursday, July 12 at 2:15 p.m. — The Senator will chair a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nominations hearing. Witnesses include: Gene Cretz, nominee, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana; Deborah Malac, nominee, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia; David Wharton, nominee, U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe; and Alexander M. Laskaris, nominee, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC – Open to press.
Friday, July 13 at 9:30 a.m. — The Senator will preside over the Senate if in session. Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Note: Schedule is subject to change.
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