Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. – To help Delawareans looking for work during this difficult economic time, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative John Carney (all D-Del.) will host...

WASHINGTON — Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) hailed the U.S. Department of Transportation announcement that nearly $800 million in high-speed rail funding...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) cosponsored a resolution this week to designate May 7th as National Train Day and recognize Amtrak’s 40 years of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today lamented the need for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel its innovative “Track One” expedited patent-examination pilot program because of...

WASHINGTON – Chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on five nominees to the federal bench on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) warned that today’s nearly unprecedented cloture vote on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement following the Senate’s failure to invoke cloture on S. 493, the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research program...

WASHINGTON – A day after delivering a speech on the floor of the Senate to express his gratitude to the men and women fighting for the security of our nation,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) welcomed two Delaware students to his Washington office today to congratulate them on receiving the 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Charter School...

We all know where we were the moment we heard the tragic news of the attacks on this nation of September 11, 2001.  I trust that all of us will...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed by U.S. forces: “This is a momentous development for our...