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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester announce $7.8M to aid Delaware homeless assistance programs

January 23, 2020

DOVER, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced $7.8 million in grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to organizations in Delaware. The... Continue Reading
[VIDEO] Sen. Coons: “This is a trial. A trial where those documents and those witnesses have never been made available.”

January 22, 2020

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined CNN New Day this morning to discuss the first day of the Senate impeachment trial. “So, I'll put it this way. In virtual lockstep throughout the... Continue Reading
Sen. Coons to join Special Olympic gold medalist at forums with Delaware students

January 16, 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Friday, Jan. 17, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lucy Meyer, a five-time gold medalist of the Special Olympics, are scheduled to visit students at three Delaware schools to discuss the topics of inclusion and the Special... Continue Reading

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Climate change: The time to act is now

January 22, 2020

As the lowest-lying state in the country, Delaware - and Sussex County, in particular - is on the front lines of dealing with climate change, and as Delaware farmers, local business leaders and homeowners will tell you, the effects of climate change... Continue Reading

Restoring and strengthening the US patent system

December 02, 2019

Going all the way back to our founding, America has always been a nation of innovators. That’s why the Founders, more than 200 years ago, created strong intellectual property laws that grant limited exclusivity – through patents – to reward inventors... Continue Reading

Donald Trump does not understand manufacturing

November 22, 2019

The United States is in a manufacturing recession. President Trump made a campaign pledge to deliver support for American manufacturing workers and create new jobs, but he has done the opposite. A strategy for continuing American... Continue Reading