Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee today approved $250 million in funds to support state and local governments’ efforts to strengthen election security ahead of the 2020 elections. The funding...

WASHINGTON – In response to a letter from U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) in August 2019, three major credit reporting agencies (CRAs) have committed to providing...

Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the attack on Saudi oil installations. “Following the recent attacks on oil fields in Saudi Arabia, I...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in calling on Senate Majority Leader...

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property yesterday held a hearing on the STRONGER Patents Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.),...

Sen. Coons: “What should drive us is wanting to improve the safety of our schools, our communities, and our families.” Sen. Coons: “We should take up and vote on the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committees, joined CBS Face the Nation to discuss the Trump Administration’s negotiations with the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – On Monday, Sept. 9, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National Endowment for the...

Wilmington, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on his ongoing work to build bipartisan support for commonsense gun safety legislation. “While the House and Senate...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) announced that he will retire at the end of this year. “Senator Johnny...