Press Releases

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced yesterday the Democracy in the 21st Century Act to significantly...

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the passing of Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt: “I’m shocked and saddened by the news of Fred Hiatt’s passing....

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of Beijing’s Winter...

WILMINGTON, Del. — In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairman of the State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee,...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan.): “Throughout his life, Bob Dole always put his country...

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, legislation from Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Cornyn (R-TX) to require online publication of financial disclosure reports...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced Delaware’s District Judge Leonard Stark at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to serve as a judge on the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Chris Coons, and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined representatives from the historic Queen theater in Wilmington to celebrate the success...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Gov. John Carney, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), yesterday hosted U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) celebrated the start of the distribution of approximately $6.75 million in direct payments for Delaware chicken growers announced last week who suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year,...