News List

  • CONGRESSMAN CASTLE HOLDS DELAWARE WORKS! A CAREER, SKILLS, AND NETWORKING EXPO
    Nov 2, 2009  - Today, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle hosted local businesses, career advisors and Delaware Secretary of Labor John McMahon for Delaware Works! A Career, Skills, and Networking Expo at Delaware Technical and Community College's Stanton Campus.  The expo brought together over 30 business and o... More
  • Delaware Works! A Career, Skills, and Networking Expo
    Oct 29, 2009  - Please join me on Monday, November 2, at Delaware Works!, a career, skills, and networking expo that will bring together a wide array of local employers and representatives from job training programs, as well as Delaware Secretary of Labor John McMahon to help Delawareans understand what job, career... More
  • CASTLE SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AND INVESTMENT ACT
    Oct 29, 2009  - Today, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle voted in favor of H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act.  This bill will provide more loans, through the Small Business Administration, and increase small business development programs in an attempt to increase access to investment ca... More
  • CASTLE AGAIN DEMANDS INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL RESERVE FUNDS
    Sep 25, 2009  - Today, Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE), a senior member on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, attended a hearing on H.R. 1207, the “Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009”. The bill, which Rep. Castle co-sponsors, would allow the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to independently rev... More
  • Cash for Clunkers - Update
    Aug 25, 2009  - The Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) came to a close yesterday, Monday, August 24. For those worried that their rebate application will not be honored, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Monday that, despite problems with the CARS website, all purchases made prior to t... More
  • U.S. House Plans Separate Regulations for Hedge Funds, Banks (Bloomberg)
    Aug 7, 2009  - U.S. House proposals for new financial regulations will likely put hedge funds and private equity investors such as Blackstone Group LP under less-rigorous requirements than banks and mortgage lenders, according to House Financial Services Committee members. Committee Chairman Barney Frank and o... More
  • House OKs more Cash for Clunkers (The News Journal)
    Aug 1, 2009  - For Kevin Kane, the federal government's Cash for Clunkers program was a deal he couldn't pass up. On July 24, the first official day of the program, the Wilmington native traded in his 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a brand-new Nissan Altima. In exchange, he got $4,500 off the price of the Altima,... More
  • Castle says pay bill oversteps authority (The News Journal)
    Aug 1, 2009  - Rep. Mike Castle voted against legislation passed by the House on Friday that would give shareholders a stronger say on executive compensation, calling it a "vast overreach and overreaction" to the financial crisis. Billed as a first step toward financial regulatory reform, the legislation passed... More
  • CASTLE APPLAUDS NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANT FOR AUTO WORKERS
    Jul 28, 2009  - Last week, the US Department of Labor approved a National Emergency Grant of up to $3,803,246 to the state of Delaware. The grant was awarded with the intent of helping displaced auto-workers with employment services, including career counseling, case management, and job search and placement assista... More
  • CASTLE SPEAKS AT FINANCIAL LITERACY SEMINAR ON CAPITOL HILL
    Jul 14, 2009  - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Al Green (D-TX), partnered with MasterCard Worldwide to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of its Are You Credit Wise? program by holding a money management seminar for Capitol Hill student interns.  The peer-to-peer financial literacy initiative is active on... More