Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Senate Republican Caucus’
House & Senate Republican Leaders Ask for Cooperative Effort to Protect Food-Insecure Delawareans
Delaware House and Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to Governor Matt Meyer requesting that his administration and DHSS Secretary Christen Linke Young identify and redirect any available funding resources to support the SNAP Program. The add that if no funds are available, then a special session of the General Assembly should be called…
Read MoreDE Senate Republicans Support Trump Administration Intent to Withdraw Federal Approval for US Wind Project off Ocean City & Delaware
The Trump Administration’s intent to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s proposed offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City is supported by the Delaware Senate Republican Caucus. Senator Gerald Hocker says the decision reflects concerns that have been voiced by the coastal communities – about both the economy and the environment. Hocker is…
Read MoreDE Senate Republicans Urge President Trump to Revoke Existing Leases & Permits for Offshore Wind Project
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order for the temporary withdrawal of all areas on the outer continental shelf from offshore wind leasing and review of the federal government’s leasing and permitting practices for wind projects.  Following that action, the Delaware Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to President Trump…
Read MoreDE Senate Republicans Abstain from Hospital Board Members’ Votes
The Delaware State Senate Republican Caucus opted for abstaining on nominations for the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board. In a release, they say they are not critiquing the nominees themselves, but are concerned about the law that created the Board (House Bill 350), which was opposed by the Republican Caucus – and the timing…
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