Press Releases

Mr. President, this has been a hard week here in the Senate as we have said goodbye. As you’ve just seen in the remarks of the majority leader, retirements are...

WASHINGTON – Questioning witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the state of the right to vote in the United States on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) called...

Mr. President, I rise today with a heavy heart. When we first heard of the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, it was impossible for me not to react,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the death of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. “The Senate has lost a giant today, and America...

BLADES, Del. – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S. Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) highlighted the start of the Nanticoke River maintenance dredging project. Earlier this...

Mr. President, I rise today to mark the 376th anniversary of a great American institution that is critical to our safety and security here and abroad, the National Guard. The...

Senator Coons: Mr. President, I rise today to join with my colleague, Senator Paul, to discuss the life and work of an exceptional American, Dr. Sandy Greenberg, who is here...

WILMINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) is now accepting applications from qualified high school juniors for the Senate Page Program’s spring 2013 session. “The Senate Page Program is a...

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of 29 Senators and Representatives sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday calling for Master Limited Partnerships and Real Estate Investment Trusts to be a...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, released the following statement on the departure of the U.S. Special Envoy to...