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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester announce more than $30 Million for Delaware’s live venues

November 24, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Chris Coons, and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined representatives from the historic Queen theater in Wilmington to celebrate the success story from the Shuttered Venue... Continue Reading
Carney, Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester host USDOT Deputy Secretary Trottenberg to tout wins in bipartisan infrastructure law

November 24, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. — Gov. John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), yesterday hosted U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg to celebrate the... Continue Reading
Senator Coons celebrates payments for Delaware chicken growers

November 22, 2021

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the start of the distribution of approximately $6.75 million in direct payments for Delaware chicken growers announced last week who suffered losses... Continue Reading

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A bipartisan infrastructure bill proves our democracy can still work

June 22, 2021

President Biden last week completed eight days overseas where he rallied western democracies around commitments to distribute vaccines to the world, combat climate change and rebuild the global economy from covid-19.While the president was abroad, a... Continue Reading

The World Is Watching. We Need to Hold Trump Accountable.

January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON — Jan. 6 was a dark day for American democracy. For only the second time in our republic’s history, our United States Capitol was ransacked, except this time it wasn’t by British troops. It was by a riotous mob of thugs, incited by our... Continue Reading

I’m voting against Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court – here’s why

October 15, 2020

Over the past several weeks, I have been flooded with calls, text messages and emails from Delawareans asking a simple question: Why is the Senate rushing to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court,... Continue Reading