Press Releases

Mr. President, last week President Obama unveiled his Startup America Legislative Agenda. It marked the one-year anniversary of his Startup America initiative, an ambitious, impressive, energetic national effort led by,...

WILMINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and U.S. Representative John Carney (all D-DE), all members of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that Frankford Volunteer Fire Company has...

WILMINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Postal Service, along with Gov. Jack Markell, Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all...

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Senator Coons recognized Career and Technical Education Month with a visit to Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown on Friday.  The Senator got a first-hand look at...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) this evening joined members of both parties in support of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, which creates new reporting requirements...

Mr. President, I rise to speak out on behalf of tens of thousands of Delawareans affected by domestic violence each year, as well as their families, their friends and their...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and founder and co-chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, spoke on the Senate floor on...

WASHINGTON – President Obama today sent to Congress his “Startup America Legislative Agenda” to expand tax relief and improve access to capital for job-creating startups and small businesses, featuring several...

WASHINGTON – Speaking at an American Chemical Society briefing on Capitol Hill Monday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, called...

Senator Coons: I am grateful for the opportunity to once again co-sponsor an American Chemical Society briefing. I was thrilled that Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma was my co-host today. Senator...