Monday, March 12at 2:00 p.m. – The Senator will preside over the Senate until 4:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Tuesday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. — The Senator will preside over the Senate until 11:00 a.m. Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Tuesday, March 13 at 11:30 a.m. — The Senator will preside over the Senate until 12:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery.
Wednesday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m. — The Senator will attend a Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee meeting. Key state and local Chambers of Commerce members will be present during the meeting including representatives from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce. S-207 U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. – Closed to press, but photographs and a readout will be made available to Delaware media.
Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 a.m. — The Senator will attend a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing entitled, “Sudan and South Sudan: Independence and Insecurity.” Witnesses testifying at the hearing include: the Honorable Princeton Lyman, Special Envoy for Sudan, U.S. Department of State; George Clooney, Co-founder, Satellite Sentinel Project; and John Prendergast, Co-founder, Satellite Sentinel Project, Enough Project. Senator Coons is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations African Affairs Subcommittee. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press.
Wednesday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m. — The Senator will meet with the Delaware League of Local Governments (DLLG). The DLLG is a statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of city, town, village, and county governments established in 1963 to improve and assist local governments through legislative advocacy at the state and federal levels. U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. — Closed to press.
Friday, March 16 at 7:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend a St. Patrick’s Day mass and breakfast in Wilmington. The celebration will include fellowship, Irish song and a parade immediately following mass. St. Patrick’s Church, 15th and King Street, Wilmington, DE – Open to press. (If the Senate is not in session on Friday.)
Friday, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. – The Senator will attend the grand opening of Stepping Stones Federal Credit Union. With hopes to become a key facet of the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council’s ongoing efforts to give low-income Wilmington residents more banking options and broader sources of business-building financing. 601 North Church Street, Wilmington, DE – Open to press. (If the Senate is not in session on Friday.)
Friday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. – The Senator will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Women Veterans Specialty Clinics Addition. The new space provides more than 9,000 square feet of patient care including triage and examination rooms, telemedicine services, waiting lobby with a children’s section and restrooms. Female veterans will receive primary and gender-specific care. Wilmington VA Medical Center, 1601 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE – Open to press. (If the Senate is not in session on Friday.)
Friday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. – The Senator will speak at the 2012 Delaware State Education Association Celebration of Leadership Event. Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center, Dover, DE – Closed to press. (If the Senate is not in session on Friday.)
Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 p.m. – The Senator will attend the Main Street Dover’s 17th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Downtown Dover, DE – Open to press.
Note: Schedule is subject to change
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