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Senators Coons, Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Safeguard the Integrity of Future Country Human Rights Reports

August 01, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Safeguarding the Integrity of Human Rights Reports... Continue Reading
ICYMI: Ranking Member Coons, Chairman McConnell lay out vision for military funding bill in Washington Post op-ed

August 01, 2025

WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the subcommittee’s chairman, published an op-ed in the Washington... Continue Reading
Ranking Member Coons secures key wins for Delaware in Defense appropriations bill

August 01, 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the passage of the fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations bill out of the Appropriations Committee. The bill provides over... Continue Reading

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The PACT Act finally meets 'our sacred obligation' to Delaware veterans

August 18, 2022

By Sens. Chris Coons and Tom Carper, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Vince Kane “Our sacred obligation.” That’s how our friend and commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden, describes the debt we owe those who have served the United... Continue Reading

Targeted sanctions can help restore democracy in Sudan

February 28, 2022

WASHINGTON — In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and The Sentry’s John Prendergast published an op-ed in Foreign Policy today discussing the future of Sudan as the Sudanese people continue to push for... Continue Reading
How Biden’s faith-based office has advanced his vow to heal the soul of the nation

February 14, 2022

WASHINGTON — In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) published an op-ed in Religion News Service commemorating the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s re-establishment of the White House Office of... Continue Reading