Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion defense budget request: “President Trump’s proposed Pentagon budget misunderstands what our...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on...

WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the Senate Judiciary Committee’s voice vote to advance the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at addressing the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) published an op-ed in The News Journal highlighting his new Direct File Act that would allow Americans...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced bipartisan legislation to support mental health providers and strengthen access to mental health care services. The Mental Health Access and Provider...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement announcing he would be voting “no” on Senator Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to be the next head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) yesterday to crack down on fraudulent credit repair organizations that exploit consumers...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today reintroduced legislation to enhance public access to universal safety standards and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) celebrated the passage of a bill to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer...

Bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans making under $46,000; is fully paid for by ensuring Americans making over a million dollars pay their fair share WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators Chris...