Press Releases

Rehoboth Beach, Del. – Committed to continuing to help out-of-work Delawareans find employment, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative John Carney (all D-Del) will welcome more...

Madam President, our nation’s police officers work fearlessly and tirelessly every day to protect our families and to keep our communities safe. As we get ready to honor their service...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released a new installment of his “Correspondence from the Commute” video series on Wednesday, responding to Delawareans who’ve written to him on a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on Tuesday on the findings of the third U.S. National Climate Assessment. The assessment is the most comprehensive scientific...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a cosponsor of the bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, also known as “Shaheen-Portman,” filed an amendment to the bill Tuesday to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, issued the following statement Monday following remarks given by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan...

Let me last, Madam President, briefly, offer a tribute to a lifelong friend and mentor, James Wilcox Brown of Newark, Delaware. He set sail on April 24th, at the age...

Madam President, I would also today like to take a few minutes to recognize two great Delawareans. First, I’d like to recognize Harry Gravell. Right now, in Wilmington, Delaware, friends...

WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators wrote President Obama today expressing their concern over the escalating crisis in South Sudan.  The letter was signed by Senators Menendez...

Madam President, I come to the floor today to speak about the corrupting power of money in our national politics and the tragic impact of a whole series of decisions...