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Senator Coons applauds President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan

January 14, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination and economic rescue package that was announced this evening.“The American people elected Joe Biden because he... Continue Reading
Readout of Sen. Coons’ meeting with Lloyd Austin, nominee for Defense Secretary

January 14, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after meeting virtually with Lloyd Austin, President-elect Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of... Continue Reading
[VIDEO] Sen. Coons: ‘Find a path towards accountability for President Trump’ while confirming vital Biden Cabinet positions

January 13, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to discuss accountability for President Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol... Continue Reading

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The World Is Watching. We Need to Hold Trump Accountable.

January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON — Jan. 6 was a dark day for American democracy. For only the second time in our republic’s history, our United States Capitol was ransacked, except this time it wasn’t by British troops. It was by a riotous mob of thugs, incited by our... Continue Reading

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