Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and 35 of their Senate colleagues in pressing congressional leaders to make sure that any future coronavirus...

WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 35 colleagues in a letter to President Trump urging him to automatically extend...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined colleagues in both the House and Senate in writing a bipartisan letter...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined MSNBC to discuss Congress’ continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There have been some preliminary negotiations between Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer...

WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced their intention to press for a $12 million appropriation in the...

WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced grant awards totaling $257,000 from U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell this afternoon to discuss President Trump’s recent decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). “It doesn’t help anything for us to...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) is accepting applications from young Delawareans who are seeking a nomination to the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, or...

WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 25 of their colleagues in calling on Congressional leadership to commit at least $1 billion in funding for...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) published an op-ed in The News Journal calling for a clear, nationwide strategy for delivering protective equipment, resources, and more amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Some of...