http://www.coons.senate.gov/rss/feeds/ Feed from the website of Senator Christopher Coons en-us Copyright 2013 http://www.coons.senate.gov/rss/feeds/ Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:16 EST 1 Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-introduces-resolution-calling-for-increased-international-action-on-the-ongoing-conflict-in-congo webmaster Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, introduced a bipartisan resolution Thursday addressing the ongoing unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and urging the United States, the government of the DRC, regional stakeh... newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-introduces-resolution-calling-for-increased-international-action-on-the-ongoing-conflict-in-congo http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/delaware-craft-brewer-briefs-senators-on-importance-of-industry-to-the-economy webmaster Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:00 EST WASHINGTON – Jim Lutz, president and CEO of Coastal Brewing Company in Dover, joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) for a roundtable discussion in the Capitol on Thursday on ideas for helping small breweries expand and create jobs. The meeting, which featured leaders from 14 small breweries around the c... newsroom/releases/release/delaware-craft-brewer-briefs-senators-on-importance-of-industry-to-the-economy http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/state-senator-poore-tells-us-senate-panel-about-effective-strategies-for-government-reorganization webmaster Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:00 EST WASHINGTON – Delaware State Senator Nicole Poore (D-12) testified before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee’s Government Performance Task Force on Thursday, briefing senators on Delaware’s efforts to streamline redundant programs to save tax dollars. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.)... newsroom/releases/release/state-senator-poore-tells-us-senate-panel-about-effective-strategies-for-government-reorganization http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-helps-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-confront-rise-in-sexual-assaults-in-military webmaster Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:00 EST WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) teamed up with a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives to introduce legislation Thursday that would reform the military justice system by removing the prosecution of all crimes punishable by one year or more in confinement from the chain of command,... newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-helps-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-confront-rise-in-sexual-assaults-in-military http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-ducks-unlimited-state-chairman-participate-in-roundtable-discussion-on-conservation-and-preservation webmaster Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, participated in a roundtable discussion on Wednesday on ideas for conserving habitat, improving access to public lands and waters, and teaching America’s youth about hunting, fishing, and ge... newsroom/releases/release/senator-coons-ducks-unlimited-state-chairman-participate-in-roundtable-discussion-on-conservation-and-preservation http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/statement-from-senator-coons-on-alleged-irs-targeting webmaster Mon, 13 May 2013 16:32:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement Monday after reports that the Internal Revenue Service had improperly targeted tax-exempted 501(c)(4) groups with the words “tea party,” “patriot” and “9/12” in their name. "Reports of... newsroom/releases/release/statement-from-senator-coons-on-alleged-irs-targeting http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senators-coons-leahy-renew-fight-to-save-key-federal-program-for-police-officers-safety webmaster Mon, 13 May 2013 15:48:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced on Monday that they would renew their fight to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program, which helps police officers and local governments purchase live-saving body armor... newsroom/releases/release/senators-coons-leahy-renew-fight-to-save-key-federal-program-for-police-officers-safety http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senators-carper-coons-introduce-bill-to-help-delawares-small-breweries-grow webmaster Fri, 10 May 2013 11:01:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) cosponsored legislation introduced Thursday to help Delaware’s small breweries grow and create jobs. The Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act, or Small BREW Act, would reduce the excise tax on each barr... newsroom/releases/release/senators-carper-coons-introduce-bill-to-help-delawares-small-breweries-grow http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/senators-coons-rubio-reintroduce-bill-to-help-expand-access-to-college-for-at-risk-students webmaster Thu, 09 May 2013 11:14:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced legislation Thursday to help increase the number of low-income and at-risk students able to access and complete a college education. The American Dream Accounts Act would authorize the Department of Education to aw... newsroom/releases/release/senators-coons-rubio-reintroduce-bill-to-help-expand-access-to-college-for-at-risk-students http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/statements_and_speeches/floor-speech-senator-coons-calls-on-republicans-to-stop-prolonging-the-sequester-by-blocking-budget-negotiations webmaster Wed, 08 May 2013 17:07:00 EST Madam President, I rise today to speak about our current impasse over the progress of the federal budget. I have been a senator for just a little over two years. I have presided ov... newsroom/statements_and_speeches/floor-speech-senator-coons-calls-on-republicans-to-stop-prolonging-the-sequester-by-blocking-budget-negotiations http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/carper-coons-carney-to-host-job-fair-on-june-24th-in-kent-county webmaster Wed, 08 May 2013 14:51:00 EST DOVER, Del. – To help connect Delawareans with employers in the area, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative John Carney in collaboration with Brandywine Counseling will host their third of three job fairs this spring on June 24th in Kent County. Business leaders will get to meet... newsroom/releases/release/carper-coons-carney-to-host-job-fair-on-june-24th-in-kent-county http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/statements_and_speeches/floor-speech-senator-coons-reintroduces-bill-to-help-at-risk-kids-access-college webmaster Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:00 EST Madam President, as the son and grandson of classroom teachers; as a father myself; as someone for whom education played a central role in my life; as a passionate believer in the... newsroom/statements_and_speeches/floor-speech-senator-coons-reintroduces-bill-to-help-at-risk-kids-access-college http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/statement-from-senator-coons-on-delaware-senates-passage-of-marriage-equality-bill webmaster Tue, 07 May 2013 17:15:00 EST WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and an active supporter of Equality Delaware, issued the following statement Tuesday after the Delaware Senate voted to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples. HB 75, the Civil Marriage Equality and Relig... newsroom/releases/release/statement-from-senator-coons-on-delaware-senates-passage-of-marriage-equality-bill http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/congressional-delegation-notifies-state-and-local-law-enforcement-of-federal-grant-opportunities webmaster Wed, 01 May 2013 13:50:00 EST WILMINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Congressman John Carney today notified Delaware’s state and local law enforcement agencies of two federal grant opportunities available through the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program. ... newsroom/releases/release/congressional-delegation-notifies-state-and-local-law-enforcement-of-federal-grant-opportunities http://www.coons.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/release/carper-coons-carney-host-job-fair-for-700-job-seekers- webmaster Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:28:00 EST REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. – A job fair hosted on Tuesday by U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative John Carney drew more than 700 job seekers who came to meet with 60 employers at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Combined, the employers were hiring for 1,000 open positi... newsroom/releases/release/carper-coons-carney-host-job-fair-for-700-job-seekers-