Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) will chair the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs during the 112th Congress after the committee unanimously approved its organizing resolution on...

WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), Frank R....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement Friday on the situation in Libya: “I am deeply concerned about...

WASHINGTON – As part of his commitment to engaging with Delawareans, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today debuted his first set of 10 video responses to constituent questions on a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today praised the Obama Administration’s decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act in court. “The Defense of Marriage Act enshrined the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) today warned of the negative consequences of the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans early Saturday morning, which...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today released the following statement on the passing of former Governor Russ Peterson on Monday evening: “Delaware lost an icon last night....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) this week proudly cosponsored two measures in the Senate to honor the efforts of African Americans in building a stronger, more equal, and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today said that Members of Congress and the President should not be paid if the federal government is shutdown this spring because of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) on Wednesday applauded the increased investments in alternative energy research, development, and deployment contained in President Obama’s FY2012 budget, describing them not only...