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Senator Coons on the passing of Delaware National Guard Corporal Erin Sasse

November 27, 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate National Guard Caucus, released the following statement on the death of Cpl. Erin Sasse of the Delaware Army National Guard. Cpl. Sasse was killed while trying to assist a... Continue Reading
[VIDEO] Sen. Coons: ‘Big difference between the stock market and what's happening in grocery markets’

November 24, 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees, joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell to discuss the need for urgent COVID-19 relief and... Continue Reading
Coons honored with Friend of Farm Bureau Award for support of Delaware agriculture

November 24, 2020

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) receives the national Friend of Farm Bureau Award from President Richard Wilkins of the Delaware Farm Bureau during a ceremony in Camden, Del., Nov. 23, 2020. For additional photos, visit https://bit.ly/3nRkv14. (U.S.... Continue Reading

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I’m voting against Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court – here’s why

October 15, 2020

Over the past several weeks, I have been flooded with calls, text messages and emails from Delawareans asking a simple question: Why is the Senate rushing to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court,... Continue Reading
A Bipartisan Foreign Policy Is Still Possible

October 07, 2020

U.S. foreign policy is stronger when it enjoys bipartisan support. For the United States to play a steady, stabilizing role in world affairs, its allies and adversaries must know that its government speaks with one voice and that its policies won’t... Continue Reading

Don’t fill Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ginsburg until 2021 – protect our institutions

September 28, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a towering figure in America’s long march toward greater justice. The impact of her lifelong fight for gender equality will be felt for generations, and I continue to pray for her loved ones and... Continue Reading