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Senator Coons to vote against Judge Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court

October 26, 2020

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on his vote against the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court:“While Senate Republicans have been... Continue Reading
Ahead of confirmation vote on Amy Coney Barrett, Senators Carper, Coons join patients and providers to highlight #WhatsAtStake for Delawareans if Affordable Care Act is overturned

October 26, 2020

WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, just hours before the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Delawareans who are benefitting from the... Continue Reading
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa issue joint statement on police brutality in Nigeria

October 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, issued a joint statement... 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