Posts Tagged ‘senator tom carper’
Senator Carper Honored with “Climate Changemaker” Award
Senator Tom Carper is set to retire in January 2025, and this week, the Climate Action Campaign (CAC) announced he has been honored with its third annual “Climate Changemaker” award. Throughout his tenure in Congress, Senator Carper has remained a dedicated advocate for climate action. As Senator Carper prepares for his retirement, his departure will…
Read MoreSecret Service, FBI Directors Questioned by Lawmakers About Security Failures Leading to Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump
Senator Carper Highlights Economic and Housing Opportunities that Local Tax Incentives Can Provide to Communities in Need
At this week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing “Tax Tools for Local Economic Development,” Senator Tom Carper discussed how tax incentives for local and state governments can generate economic opportunity for people living in low-income communities. During the hearing, Senator Carper emphasized the resilience and achievements of Delaware’s communities thanks to these tax incentives, and how…
Read MoreCarper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce $2.5 Million to Expand School-Based Health Services in DE Public Schools
Delaware will receive $2.5 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand health care resources offered at Delaware’s public schools. This funding is the direct result of a provision co-authored by Senator Tom Carper that was included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, legislation also championed by Senator Chris Coons and…
Read MoreSenate Environment and Public Works Holds Hearing on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed 2025 Budget
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing this week on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. The president’s budget request includes $1.9 billion for the Fish and Wildlife Service. That’s a ten percent increase in funding over fiscal year 2024 enacted levels. Senator Tom Carper…
Read MoreSenator Tom Carper Announces Nearly $32 Million for Bay Beach Protection Project
New Op-Ed from Senator Carper on the Need to Pass the KIDS Health Act
Senator Tom Carper along with Dr. Kara Odom Walker, executive vice president and chief population health officer at Nemours Children’s Health are calling on the U.S. Senate to pass Senator Carper’s Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Supporting (KIDS) Health Act, which would make it easier for children nationwide to get the coordinated and comprehensive care they deserve.…
Read MoreSenator Carper Applauds Final EPA Drinking Water Standard for PFAS Chemicals
Senator Tom Carper applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final national standard for (PFAS) in drinking water. EPA anticipates that if fully implemented, the rule would prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of serious PFAS-attributable illnesses. Senator Carper says that the EPA has taken a historic step to protect public health with…
Read More$1 million in Federal Funding for Runway Expansion at Delaware Coastal Airport
U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined Sussex County officials this week to announce $1 million in federal funding for Delaware Coastal Airport’s runway extension project. This funding will go toward the environmental assessment and preliminary design of the runway extension to 6,000 feet. The funding is a part of $154 million in federal funding secured by Senators Carper, Chris…
Read MoreSenator Carper Leads Colleagues in Calling for Establishment of Framework for U.S. Recognition of a Nonmilitarized Palestinian State
In light of the ongoing negotiations around a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, today, Senator Tom Carper is leading colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to establish a framework for U.S. Recognition of a nonmilitarized Palestinian State. The letter, also signed by Senator Chris Coons, highlights how the framework is the first step for the U.S.…
Read MoreNew Legislation to Improve Care for Patients Jointly Enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid
Senator Carper Joins Colleagues to Sound the Alarm About Economic Deterioration in the West Bank
Today, Senator Tom Carper and 11 of his colleagues in a letter to President Biden are writing to highlight the dire economic deterioration and violence in the West Bank as a result of the escalated conflict between Israel and Hamas. The letter calls for the Biden Administration to urge Israel to address to the growing…
Read MoreCarper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Push to Renew Expired Funding for Child Care
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester are joining other colleagues in urging congressional leadership to renew expired funding for child care in any supplemental funding package. Funding the lawmakers passed in the American Rescue Plan Act that allowed millions of parents to afford child care and keep their jobs during the pandemic expired in September, but…
Read MoreSenator Carper Fights to Increase Resources for Youth Mental Health Care and Hold Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountable
Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, participated in the committee’s markup of the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. One of the provisions led by Senator Carper in the Committee’s bill protects seniors from excessive cost sharing for certain medications… By holding PBMs accountable for…
Read MoreSenator Tom Carper Calls Attention to Security Threats in Wake of Hamas Terrorist Attacks
U.S. Senator Tom Carper is calling attention to the emerging, evolving, and persistent security threats to the U.S. in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel last month. Yesterday, at the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing “Threats to the Homeland,” Carper who is a senior member of the Committee, posed…
Read MoreTom Carper and Chris Coons Among 25 Senators Calling for Fuel Deliveries to Hospitals and Water Treatment Centers in Gaza
Hospitals in Gaza are facing a fuel shortage due to the war following the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. Twenty-five senators including Tom Carper and Chris Coons are calling on the Biden Administration to work with Israeli, Egyptian, and UN partners to protect innocent civilians by enabling lifesaving deliveries. They say hospitals in Gaza are…
Read MoreMid-Atlantic Region to Become one of Seven “Hydrogen Hubs” In U.S.
$1 Million in Funding Secured for Development of Behavioral Health Treatment Area at Tidalhealth Nanticoke’s Emergency Department
Due to the growing mental health needs of the Seaford community, U.S. Senator Tom Carper this week joined representatives from TidalHealth Nanticoke to announce a $1 million Congressionally Directed Spending grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop a dedicated, private and safe behavioral health treatment area within the hospital’s…
Read MoreCarper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce More Than $500,000 for Delaware’s Recycling Infrastructure
A grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law aims to help improve Delaware’s recycling infrastructure and waste management systems. U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announced the $531,690 award today. The funding is from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program to the Delaware…
Read MoreTown of Bethany Beach Grateful for Completion of Replenishment Project
The beach replenishment project in Bethany Beach has been completed, the dune fencing has been installed and the Mobi-mats are back in place. In the Bethany Beach Town Newsletter for September, a statement from the mayor’s office also expresses gratitude to “…Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester for securing the 65%…
Read MoreDelaware Habitat for Humanity Receives Grant for Home Modifications to Help Older Delawareans
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester along with Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons were on hand this morning in Lewes at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore to highlight federal funding for the Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP). The funding will be used to launch a statewide program to reduce barriers to aging in place modifications…
Read MoreSenators Carper and Cassidy Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Youth Mental Health Services
Legislation introduced by two U.S. Senators including Tom Carper would increase access to mental health services for youth on Medicaid. This bipartisan bill would align federal law with laws in 27 states across the country that prevent surprise billing for youth on Medicaid who seek mental health services on the same day as primary care…
Read MoreLegislation Introduced Aims to Curb Erroneous Payments to Deceased Individuals
Senator Carper Joins State, Local, and Federal Officials to Discuss Hurricane Preparedness
The 6-month Atlantic Hurricane Season began June 1st and runs through November 30th, with the peak months of the season coming up in August and September. Officials at the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center this weekend stressed the importance of preparation for hurricanes as well as other types of severe storms and natural disasters. Joe…
Read MoreLegislation Introduced to Strengthen Medical Supply Chains and Boost U.S. Economic Resilience
The pandemic caused supply chain disruptions, which is why Senators Tom Carper and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize the President to engage in trade negotiations. Those efforts would then ensure that critical medical goods and services are delivered safely, swiftly, and efficiently to patients in the United States…
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