Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement Friday on the United States’ formal recognition of the...

DOVER, Del. — U.S. Senator Chris Coons, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, will host the second annual Opportunity: Africa conference on Monday, February 11 at...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and an original co-sponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the discriminatory Defense of...

DOVER, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons today announced his U.S. Service Academy nominations for the Class of 2017.  Four students have earned the Senator’s nomination and will be offered...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement Wednesday on the situation in Mali: “The deplorable attacks...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, issued the following statement after Delaware Governor Jack...

DOVER, Del. — U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a leading Senate voice on the critical role the National Guard plays in our security, received the National Guard Association of the United...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Obama announced he was nominating Jacob Lew as the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as Secretary...

WASHINGTON – Legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Representatives Dave Reichert (R-WA-08) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) was signed into law as part...