Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons, the former County Executive of New Castle County, released the following statement on the death of New Castle County Police Officer Joe Szczerba...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today was among a bipartisan group of 36 senators — more than one-third the members of the Senate — who have agreed to...

WILMINGTON, Del. – With their Sussex County job fair a little over a week away, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Representative John Carney reminded employers in...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today offered his congratulations to Delaware’s three 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools. Long Neck Elementary in Millsboro, Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary in Dover,...

WILMINGTON – Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) congratulated Dover Air Force Base for its selection as a finalist in the 2011 Commander...

WILMINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Representative John Carney (all D-Del) today announced a total of $1 million in Department of Energy (DOE) funding to help...

WASHINGTON – Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to form a new Senate Oceans Caucus. The Caucus will work to increase...

WASHINGTON – Chairing a Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) underlined the need for continued vigilance...

Good morning.  It is my honor to call to order this hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.  Today, we will hear from the Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Assistant...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons today issued the following statement marking the 10-year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks:  “As communities here in Delaware and across the...