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  • CASTLE ENCOURAGES DELAWAREANS TO STAY SAFE DURING HURRICANE SEASON
    Sep 1, 2010  - Today, on the first day of National Preparedness Month, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle highlighted the importance of being prepared as southern Delaware has been included in FEMA's Hurricane Watch for Hurricane Earl. Rep. Castle encouraged Delawareans to stay informed about Hurricane Earl's trajec... More
  • Carper, Kaufman, Castle Announce Federal Funding for Delaware National Guard Counterdrug Efforts, Drug Education Programming (Coastal Sussex News)
    Sep 1, 2010  - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman (both D-Del.) and U.S. Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del.) held a press conference at the Stern Armory in Wilmington to announce the appropriation of $300,000 for the Delaware National Guard Counterdrug Task Force to support the counterdrug efforts of loc... More
  • DRUGS: National Guard to receive funds for counterdrug efforts (Bethany Beach Wave)
    Aug 31, 2010  - Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman, as well as Congressman Mike Castle will announce the appropriation of $300,000 Sept. 1 for the Delaware National Guard to support the counterdrug efforts of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The event will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Stern Arm... More
  • CASTLE URGES PASSAGE OF STANDUP ACT
    Aug 5, 2010  - Earlier this week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) published their August 2010 Status Report, which shares survey data gathered from parents across the country showing increased support for many provisions in H.R. 1895, the Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) A... More
  • Keeping Children and Pets Safe in the Summer
    Jul 9, 2010  - This afternoon, I had the opportunity to join with representatives from A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Safe Kids Delaware, and the Child Death, Near Death, and Stillbirth Commission for a press conference to demonstrate and raise awareness of the dangers of heat stroke and hyperthermia. &nb...; More
  • Child deaths from heat stroke in cars on record pace (WDEL)
    Jul 9, 2010  - The triple-digit temperature heat wave that forced the East Coast to break out into a sweat brings about an important safety concern that's applicable all summer-long. Whether it's 75 or 105 degrees outside, a child can die from heat stroke if they're left alone in a car. In the last decade, that... More
  • Hot tip: Keep kids out of overheated cars (WHYY)
    Jul 9, 2010  - As hot as it's been outdoors lately, it's even hotter inside a car. It can be a dangerous — and deadly — situation for children left alone. It takes only minutes for a child inside a hot vehicle to be at risk of death or serious injury. So far across the nation this year, 20 children have died... More
  • Delaware roads: Teenage driving laws may get tighter (Wilmington News Journal)
    Jul 4, 2010  - Courtney Clark could be nearly 18 before she wins the right to drive with no restrictions such as a curfew or limits on the amount of passengers she can tote around. Clark, who turned 16 in May, said her sophomore class at Smyrna High School was so big that, even though she had completed a driver... More
  • Issue Spotlight: Youth Violence Prevention
    May 27, 2010  - Despite our best efforts, far too many youth in America become influenced by crime, drugs, and gang related activities.  These kids move through our nation's juvenile justice system at a cost of up to $65,000 a year per individual.   In Congress, I am working with my colleague, Rep. B... More
  • CASTLE JOINS IN HONORING LOCAL HEROES
    May 19, 2010  - This morning, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle joined the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and John Walsh, host of the FOX television show "America's Most Wanted," to honor New Castle County Police Detective Jeff Shriner and U.S. Marshal for Wilmington Bill David, who both played... More