Press Releases

June 2014

Senator Coons’ public safety priorities included in appropriations bill
Senator Coons’ manufacturing priorities included in appropriations bill
Advocates for consumers, victims of domestic violence back Senator Coons’ bill to end stalking apps
Senator Coons urges action to rein in spending on campaigns
Senator Coons honored for fighting to save Children’s Advocacy Centers
IRS enacts Coons-Roberts provision to make R&D tax credit accessible to small businesses
Senator Coons introduces bill to reform and modernize America’s food aid program
Senator Coons applauds new standards to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants

May 2014

Senators of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed praise USDA for recognizing the Bay as a critical conservation area
Senator Coons cosponsors three bills to strengthen veterans’ medical care
Senator Coons votes to fund nationwide investigation into allegations of scheduling misconduct at VA
Senator Coons seeks assurances that Delaware VA facilities are not disguising scheduling delays
Senator Coons’ agriculture priorities included in appropriations bill
Senator Coons co-chairs hearing on escalating wildlife trafficking crisis
Senator Coons cosponsors bipartisan bill to accelerate breast cancer research
Carper, Coons, Carney host job fair in Sussex County
Senator Coons demands response to kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls
Senators Coons, Kirk introduce bill to designate nation’s first coast-to-coast trail
Senator Coons, Delaware Wild Lands director participate in roundtable on conservation priorities
Senator Coons urges FTC, DOJ to look at anti-trust and anti-consumer implications of Pfizer’s potential takeover of AstraZeneca