Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) will serve on the Senate committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Relations, Budget, and Energy during the 112th Congress, it was announced Thursday. “I...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) yesterday co-sponsored legislation that would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires small businesses to file 1099...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statement reacting to President Obama’s State of the Union address. “I thought President Obama did a terrific job tonight layingout...

WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) responded to President Obama’s announcement today of a new review of federal regulations to make it easier for businesses to create jobs, issuing the...

WILMINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons today issued the following statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “As we pause...

Delaware’s Congressional delegation – Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons, and Representative John Carney – joined Lt. Governor Matt Denn at the Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in...

WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Coons issued the following statement in response to today’s report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: “Today’s report...

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) issued the following statement on the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll and several others: “My...

WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today announced the hiring of staff for several senior positions, including chief of staff, state director, senior policy advisor, and communications director. “From day...

Washington, DC – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today congratulated Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) on her achievement as the longest-serving female Senator in United States history. “I congratulate Senator Mikulski on...