WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: WILMINGTON, Del. -- Today, U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), alongside U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), announced that the PROPEL Tech Hub, which includes Delaware, was awarded a $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Award from the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). This fun  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced that the PROPEL Tech Hub, which includes Delaware, was awarded a $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Award from the Biden-Harris Administration through the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). This funding will allow the Tech Hub, which i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The hearing examined the needs and issues affecting caregivers for children, older adults, and people with disabilities Witnesses from Pennsylvania testified about their experiences as caregivers and recipients of care, and raised issues about the cost, quality, and availability of care Casey touted his long record of leadership on caregiving in the Senate and called for federal action to provide m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: The FIGHTING for America Act to crack down on fentanyl smuggling and imports of products made with forced labor Senator Casey has led efforts to crack down on fentanyl producers in China and traffickers bringing drugs across the border Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Rob Wyden (D-OR), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to c  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: on Aug. 8, 2024 Today, Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) presented a Community Project Funding (CPF) check totaling $575,000 to the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) Philadelphia. OIC CEO/President Sheila Ireland accepted the funding award on the organization's behalf. The presentation took place at OIC's campus on North Broad Street in Philadelphia. This funding award will en  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: In recognition of the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Defend The Vote Action Fund, one of the nation's leading pro-democracy organizations, today released its 2024 Legislative Scorecard for the 118th Congress. The Scorecard tracks the support of Members of Congress for bills that ensure our democracy works for everyone as well as whether they oppose destru  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), alongside U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA), as well as U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and Summer Lee (D-PA)raised concerns about shallow levels at the Elizabeth Locks on the Monongahela (Mon) River. Miscalculations about the projected navigable depth during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) ongoing project to remo  more