Press Releases

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, welcomed the unanimous decision by the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to...

WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.), Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) applauded the decision by the Obama Administration Tuesday to extend President Obama’s federal...

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined a group of 16 lawmakers, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, and Representative Scott Peters (CA-52),...

WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce legislation aimed at helping to end the stigma, discrimination, and stereotypes that negatively...

WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued on the following statement on this weekend’s P5+1 agreement on Iran’s nuclear program....

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of 14 U.S. Senators today released the following statement regarding the Senate’s consideration of Iran sanctions legislation: “A nuclear weapons capable Iran presents a grave...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) in introducing a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted on Thursday to end Republican obstruction of President Obama’s nominees. After filibustering two highly qualified...

Mr. President, if I might, I’d like to speak about three bills that I’m offering as amendments to the NDAA that all relate to a topic that I’ve spoken to...

I come to the floor today to speak on the tragedy, on the ongoing crisis of sexual assault in our armed forces and what I believe we must do. There...