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Senators: Navy Agrees To Commission USS Somerset In Philadelphia

U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey say the Navy has agreed to commission the USS Somerset in Philadelphia.

2013/05/09

VP Biden To Get Pennsylvania Society Medal

Vice President Joe Biden, who had a boyhood home in Scranton, will receive the Pennsylvania Society’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement.

2013/04/24

Sen. Carper (center) commutes everyday from his home in Wilmington, Del. to Capitol Hill.

Delaware’s Sen. Carper Announces Support For Same Sex Marriage

Carper made the announcement Tuesday on his Facebook page, saying he came to his decision “after a great deal of soul searching.”

2013/04/02

Supporters Of Hudson River Tunnel Between NJ And NYC Hold Rally

Job Approval Numbers Rebound For New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez

Job approval poll numbers are rebounding from a five-year low for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey in the wake of an ethics probe involving a major donor.

2013/03/27

Lautenberg Plans To Return To Senate This Week

Lautenberg spokesman Caley Gray said Monday that the New Jersey Democrat was feeling better and would be back for Senate votes on the budget expected later this week.

2013/03/18

(US Sen. Bob Menendez, in file photo, provided)

Sen. Menendez Hopes For U.S. Investigation Into Prostitution Claims

A spokeswoman for Robert Menendez says the senator hopes U.S. authorities join their Dominican counterparts in investigating the origin of reports he paid women in the Dominican Republic for sex.

2013/03/18

New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg Outlines Plans For Final Term

The oldest member of the U.S. Senate says he’ll keep working until his term ends in 2015.

2013/02/15

New Jersey Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Says He Won’t Seek Re-election

The Senator is expected to make the official announcement from Paterson on Friday.

2013/02/14

Following Raid Of Political Donor’s Office, Sen. Menendez Denies He Was With Dominican Prostitutes

Sen. Robert Menendez’s office said Wednesday that he traveled three times on a plane owned by a prominent Florida political donor but that the trips were paid for and reported appropriately.

2013/01/30

Analysis: Local Senators Impact On Hagel Nomination

The biggest early test for the second Obama administration is close at hand.

2013/01/12

Pa. Senator Seeks To Create Gun Violence Prevention Task Force After CT Shooting

A memorandum issued Thursday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf said his proposed resolution would allow the task force experts to examine issues surrounding gun violence.

2012/12/27

Chris Coons, Delaware Democrats Hold Election Night Gathering

Local U.S. Senator Proposing ‘FAST Voting Act’

Remember the long lines and confusion at many polling places on Election Day? A local U.S. Senator has proposed legislation that could change all that.

2012/11/18

Arlen Specter (credit: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Former Senator Arlen Specter Released From The Hospital

Former U.S. senator and Hodgkin’s disease survivor Arlen Specter is battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

2012/09/07

Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Compares Premarital Sex Abortion To Rape Abortion

The Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania on Monday compared the decision to abort an unwanted pregnancy resulting from premarital sex to one conceived through rape as he defended his opposition to abortion in all cases.

2012/08/28