WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of expected Trump tariffs, Senators Coons and Kaine introduce legislation to require congressional approval of new tariffs on U.S. allies WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) yesterday introduced the Stopping Tariffs on Allies and Bolstering Legislative Exercise of (STABLE) Trade Policy Act, which would rein in chaos that President Trump could create by un  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons warns about Russian efforts against Romania and Moldova in interview with The Counteroffensive WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) sat down with The Counteroffensive 's Tim Mak to encourage continued western support for Romania and Moldova, both of which are victims of intensive Russian coercion campaigns in eastern Europe amid the ongoing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons statement on leadership of Defense Appropriations Subcommittee WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement upon the announcement that he would be the Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense for the 119th Congress: "Around the world today we face real threats to our nation and the post-World War Two internationa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons decries President Trump's freeze on almost all foreign assistance in speech on Senate floor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees, condemned President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) to pause almost all U.S. foreign assistance in a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, calling it unconstitutional   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement of support for Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement announcing that he would vote to confirm Scott Bessent as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury: "I support Mr. Bessent's nomination to lead the Department of the Treasury because of his decades of experience in the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on reports of Delawarean plane crash victims WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after reports that three Delawareans were among those killed in last night's plane crash near Washington Reagan National Airport: "I'm devastated to hear the news that at least three Delawareans died during last night's air collision. Sasha Kirsano  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on vote against Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy to serve as the United States Secretary of Transportation: "Yesterday, I voted to proceed with Mr. Duffy's confirmation because of his commitment that he would faithfully implement the infr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan legislation to support firefighters with service-related cancers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) reintroduced the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. This bipartisan legislation, which passed unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee last year, would expand federal support for t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, Congresswoman McBride statement on Trump federal spending directive WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (all D-Del.) released the following statement in response to President Trump's late-night directive unilaterally freezing federal funding appropriated by Congress: "This blatantly unconstitutional d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Lankford introduce bill to incentivize charitable giving through tax code WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Charitable Act to reward Americans who give to charity and incentivize more people to donate to worthy causes. Under this new bill, Americans who donate to charities, houses of worship, religious organizations, an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill, Fitzpatrick to Co-Lead the Bipartisan Delaware River Watershed Caucus WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) announced that she will join Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick as a Co-Chair of the Congressional Delaware Watershed Caucus. The bipartisan caucus is dedicated to preserving and safeguarding the Delaware River Basin -- a critical economic and environmental resource in New   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Under questioning from Senator Coons, FBI Director nominee Patel refuses to assert FBI's independence or demonstrate willingness to resign over illegal directives WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel, at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing today, where he pressed him on whether his allegiance to P  more