Press Releases

I’ve come to the floor this morning to speak about our military’s critical mission to defeat and degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a terrorist organization that threatens...

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor Thursday morning, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, called for a stronger...

Mr. President, this is an uneasy time in our world. There is no shortage of crises that demand our attention and our action. The President called on us last night...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Obama’s national address Wednesday night on his strategy to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today launched the Senate Human Rights Caucus with an inaugural discussion on ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Wednesday to introduce legislation aimed at stemming the recent tide of corporate inversions. The...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) is accepting applications from young Delawareans who are seeking a nomination to the United States Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Merchant Marine...

Wilmington, Del. – To take advantage of the nation’s continuing economic recovery and to assist local businesses in helping them find employees, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons issued the following statement on the passing of Matt Haley while on a humanitarian expedition through India and Nepal. “Matt Haley was one...

DOVER, Del. – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, led by U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del), is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to analyze federal manufacturing policies and provide...