WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, MSNBC aired a segment today on U.S. Senator Chris Coons' (D-Del.) legislative efforts to relieve financial burdens faced by American hostages, wrongful detainees, and their families upon returning home. Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Americans who are held abroad as hostages or wrongful detainees face IRS fines and interest for unpaid taxes   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) today celebrated over $13 million in federal funding coming home to Delaware as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program, a program funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) yesterday reintroduced the Benjamin Franklin Statue Placement Act, a bipartisan effort to honor Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the founding of the United States by placing a statue of him along the U.S. Capitol tour route. The bill calls for the installation of a statue of Franklin before 2026, which will be the 250th anniv  more