Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) have introduced legislation to allow thousands of clergy and church employees to receive access to affordable and reliable health...

WASHINGTON – Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) announced Friday that they have cosponsored legislation introduced by Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and...

Mr. President, I rise today to speak to the bill that will soon be before us, a bill that will allow us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle the complex challenges...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senators Barbara Boxer (D- Calif.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today in sending a letter to the co-chairmen of the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – To assist Delaware teachers and parents in engaging with their students about the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on a critical piece of the historic Voting Rights Act,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) voted on Thursday to prevent the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that Ambassador Susan Rice will...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, issued the following statement Tuesday condemning the Ugandan government’s raids last month and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, teamed up with 30 of his colleagues to reintroduce the Student Non-Discrimination Act on Tuesday to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, issued the following statement Tuesday after President Obama announced his intention to...