SENATOR COONS, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STREAMLINE DISTRIBUTION OF COST-SAVING ENERGY INITIATIVE FUNDING

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Investing in State Energy Act, which will ensure grant funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and State Energy Program (SEP) are distributed without delay to state agencies and local partners that implement these cost-saving energy initiates from both programs.

This bipartisan bill comes as the U.S. Department of Energy continuing to delay the distribution of more than $400 million in grant funding from both WAP and SEP even as energy costs rise.

"Delawareans are struggling under the weight of risin...