Press Releases

WILMINGTON, DE – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney (all D-DE) announced $679,000 in federal funding for research of local marine and coastal habitats. The...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) praised Monday’s joint announcement from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu of a new strategic plan that designated Delaware one...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Scott Brown (R-MA) in cosponsoring the Innovate America Act (S. 239). “The Innovate America Act is...

CLAYTON, Del. – Inspired by the efforts of second-grader Kaylee Davis, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) visited Clayton Saturday morning with his family to participate in her school-supply collection drive...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) trumpeted the latest jobs numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor, which showed unemployment had declined to 9.0 percent in January. “I was...

WASHINGTON – In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent on Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) urged the Administration to ensure that diplomatic efforts during the...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today applauded the Senate’s bipartisan vote to repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which requires small businesses to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans’ latest assault on the health care reforms passed during the 111th Congress: “Instead of working...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney (all D-DE) announced $50,400 in federal funding to strengthen and grow Delaware’s manufacturing industry. The funding...

WASHINGTON – Following a call for a new manufacturing agenda in his maiden speech on the Senate floor last week, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) expressed his encouragement at today’s...