The Week Ahead for Senator Chris Coons: June 10 to June 14

The Week Ahead

Tuesday, June 10 at 5:00 p.m. The Senator will attend a reception in the Capitol honoring Delaware students selected for the U.S. Service Academies Class of 2018. SVC 201 Capitol Visitors Center, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Open to press.

Wednesday, June 11 at 1:30 p.m. The Senator will speak on the Senate Floor about climate change and the EPA’s new carbon pollution standards for power plants. Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. – Open to press who wish to sit in the Senate Gallery. Note: Exact time subject to change.

Wednesday, June 11 at 3:15 p.m. The Senator will attend a Budget Committee meeting on the confirmation of Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Senate Budget Committee’s Eli Zupnick at 202-224-5398.

Wednesday, June 11 at 4:00 p.m. – The Senator will attend a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee markup of S.J. Res. 19, a constitutional amendment cosponsored by Senator Coons to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United and restore the authority to regulate campaign finance to Congress, individual states, and the American people. 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Judiciary Committee’s Jessica Brady at 202-224-7703

Wednesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. The Senator will speak at the Keystone Center’s 21st Annual Leadership Awards Dinner. Senator Coons will present the 2014 Keystone Leadership in Government Award to Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio). The Mayflower Renaissance, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Thursday, June 12 at 9:15 a.m. The Senator will attend a Judiciary Committee business meeting. The Committee will consider bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Coons to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act and save Children’s Advocacy Centers for victims of child abuse. 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Judiciary Committee’s Jessica Brady at 202-224-7703.

Thursday, June 12 at 11:00 a.m. – The Senator will attend a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine regional implications of a nuclear deal with Iran. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. – Open to press. Contact Contact Foreign Relations Committee’s Adam Sharon at 202-224-4651.

Thursday, June 12 at 6:15 p.m. The Senator will speak at a reception hosted by Save the Children focused on national and global children’s priorities, including early childhood education initiatives and newborn child survival. 1 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C.

Friday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m.  The Senator will visit manufacturers at Seaford’s Craig Technologies and Flow Smart, Inc. Craig Technologies produces high quality plastic components for a range of industries and Flow Smart specializes in custom plastic and metal parts for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food processing industries. 103 Davis Drive, Seaford, DE – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-650-7858. 

Friday, June 13 at 12:00 p.m.  The Senator will visit with owners of Georgetown’s Fat Daddy’s BBQ, known for its pulled pork egg rolls, ribs and baked beans. 13203 Seashore Highway, Georgetown, DE  – Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-650-7858.

Friday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m.  The Senator will visit with employees and tour OA Newton, a major manufacturer of material handling solutions and blend products for plastics processors, wood-composite lumber companies, and tire manufacturers. Senator Coons will join employees to learn more about the company’s manufacturing processes. 16356 Sussex Highway, Bridgeville, DE  Open to press. Contact Brian P. Cunningham at 302-650-7858.

Saturday, June 14 at 11:00 a.m.  The Senator will attend the annual Separation Day Parade, celebrating the historic 1776 decision by the Colonial Assembly to proclaim Delaware’s three counties  New Castle, Kent, and Sussex  independent of Great Britain, thus forming Delaware as the first state. Historic New Castle, New Castle, DE  Open to press. Contact Kim Burgmuller at 302-322-9801.

Saturday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m.  The Senator will attend the Delaware Nature Society’s annual Farm to Fork event at Coverdale Farms. Senator Coons will join attendees for a meal consisting of all organically grown foods straight from the farm. Coverdale Farms, 543 Way Road, Greenville, DE

Note: Schedule is subject to change.

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