Press Releases

Sen. Coons to President Trump: ‘lead a strong, coordinated federal effort to support our first responders and address this national shortage of PPE’ 88 percent of U.S. cities lack an...

Sen. Coons: ‘It’s time for us to have a clear, coordinated federal strategy.’ Sen. Coons: ‘Trying to avoid responsibility is not a way to lead our nation.’  WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senator...

WILMINGTON, Del. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced a $66,580,605 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act grant...

Senators to SBA Admin. Carranza: ‘Small businesses and nonprofits urgently need support—SBA must quickly implement CARES Act programs’ Senators request release of guidance clarifying SBA’s plan to quickly implement urgently...

WASHINGTON — While the CARES Act that the President signed into law last week ensured that the Treasury Department had the authority to send automatic direct cash assistance to Social Security beneficiaries regardless of...

WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is highlighting the urgent need to update and expand our domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity, including...

Earlier this week, Libya confirmed first case of COVID-19 Senators: ‘We call on the warring parties, their foreign backers, and the international community to immediately implement a nationwide ceasefire and...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and 20 other senators on a letter expressing concern for the wellbeing of families...

As COVID-19 has spurred a nationwide blood shortage, the FDA continues to enforce discriminatory policies prohibiting many healthy gay and bisexual men from donating blood Senators: “We must take every...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, who serves as ranking member of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee and sits on the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, announced...