Christopher A. Coons
U.S. Senator · Delaware · Democrat · Chair, Select Committee on Ethics
Statements and posts
108 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Sent letter to Trump administration demanding explanation of green card application policy changes.
“By directing adjudicators to treat adjustment of status as an ‘extraordinary form of relief’ and by creating a policy preference for consular processing, the memorandum undermines the very purposes Congress sought to advance when enacting and amending section 245 of the INA.”
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Questioned Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche on independence from Trump at confirmation hearing.
“You’re in charge of a Department of Justice I don’t recognize: prosecuting the president’s political enemies, firing rank-and-file prosecutors and FBI agents because of the cases they were assigned to, slashing grants for law enforcement and public safety”
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Urged White House to reverse proposed rule change affecting federal grant administration.
“We cannot afford to export American innovation and American jobs because of partisan games.”
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Senator Coons statement on passing of Senator Lindsey Graham
Released statement mourning the death of Senator Lindsey Graham.
“Of my colleagues, few have been able to frustrate and anger, amuse and engage me in a single conversation the way Lindsey could. I will deeply miss his humor, his global view, and his tireless optimism. Annie and I are keeping his family, including his beloved sister Darline, in our prayers.”
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Introduced bipartisan bill to expedite $400 million in energy assistance funding distribution.
“Delawareans are struggling under the weight of rising energy bills”
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Published op-ed warning Supreme Court is systematically stripping power from Congress.
“The framers never intended the legislative branch to bend to the will of the president or the court.”
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Senator Coons statement on Supreme Court decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook cases
Criticized Supreme Court decisions giving president unchecked power to remove independent agency officials.
“While in the context of Slaughter the decision is baffling, I’m glad the court found a way to limit the scope of this opinion when it comes to the Federal Reserve.”
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Coons office statement on minor injuries to Senator Coons
Released statement on Senator Coons' minor injuries from vehicle collision.
“Senator Coons is deeply grateful to the first responders for their prompt and professional response, including the Lewes Police Department, Lewes and Rehoboth Fire Departments, and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, as well as the capable doctors and nurses at Beebe Hospital, where he received excellent care.”
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Sent letter demanding USPS abandon rule implementing Trump's mail voting restrictions.
“Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American. The Constitution and federal law demand nothing less”
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Criticized Supreme Court decision allowing Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status.
“Temporary Protected Status brought a Haitian community to Delaware. In return, they have made our state stronger. They are our friends and neighbors and integral to our agricultural industry. That’s a quintessentially American story – one that President Trump, and now the Supreme Court, are trying to bring to an end.”
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Ranking Member Coons opposes initial supplemental budget request
Opposed the Trump administration's $87.6 billion supplemental budget request.
“I will do whatever I can to ensure that our service members have what they need to defend themselves, and our military is ready to face down the threats of the modern age. If this administration also takes those aims seriously, I will work with them to fund them.”
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Delivered Senate floor remarks on America's 250th anniversary, calling for renewed commitment to liberty and justice.
“Ultimately, the American story is not simply one story. We are a nation founded not on one ethnicity or one language, one religion or one history, but on an idea.”
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Delivered remarks on religious liberty as a founding freedom and defense against authoritarianism.
“Religious freedom, as I’ve said, is a fundamental threat to authoritarianism, and it is because of our commitment to a freedom of faith that we are also, as a nation, committed to an equality of all.”
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Introduced bill to strengthen American manufacturing and reduce dependence on foreign supply chains.
“Delaware has always been a center for innovation in this country, but it’s not enough to just invent things in America – we need to make them in America, too”
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Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, Representative McBride statement on Wilmington Hospital shooting
Released statement condemning Wilmington Hospital shooting and calling for gun violence action.
“We’re grateful to the many police officers and first responders who rushed to the scene and captured the suspect. This is the second time in less than a year that Delawareans working to serve others have faced targeted gun violence. We have to address gun violence. We cannot become numb to this.”
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Ranking Member Coons statement on announced U.S.-Iran agreement reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Called for immediate details on U.S.-Iran ceasefire and nuclear agreement.
“This war has come at a high cost: we have spent tens of billions of dollars, felt the brunt of soaring inflation and higher gas and fertilizer prices, 14 American service members are dead, and hundreds more are wounded.”
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Senators Coons, Risch introduce bipartisan legislation to achieve durable peace in Sudan
Introduced bipartisan bill to address Sudan conflict through sanctions and diplomacy.
“The ongoing civil war in Sudan is the globe’s largest humanitarian crisis, and yet the world has spent too much time closing its eyes to three years of atrocities and death”
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Sent letter demanding answers on DOJ removal of election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms.
“The manual published by the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division has been easily publicly accessible on the Department’s Election Crimes Branch website in both Democratic and Republican Administrations”
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Introduced bill requiring human safeguards around Department of Defense artificial intelligence use.
“The Department of Defense can use frontier AI models for rapid innovation to ensure that the United States maintains its military supremacy and edge in artificial intelligence without running roughshod over safety concerns”
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Senator Coons statement on vote on reconciliation bill to fund Trump’s mass deportation agenda
Criticized Senate passage of reconciliation bill funding ICE and CBP enforcement.
“Republicans have once again betrayed the working people they promised to help, worrying more about placating President Trump than American families.”
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Amendment to block payments to January 6 rioters from Trump fund blocked by Republicans.
“My amendment is simple. It’s one sentence. The Department of Justice may not use taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to any individual convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers at or around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021”
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Introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize and strengthen EPA's Safer Choice Program.
“Delaware is a state of innovators. To continue that legacy, we need to give businesses and entrepreneurs every opportunity to deliver the best results for consumers and the environment”
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Senators Coons, Scott Introduce Bipartisan IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to modernize HBCU campuses
Introduced bipartisan bill to modernize infrastructure at historically Black colleges and universities.
“Historically Black Colleges and Universities like Delaware State University have long been institutions that create opportunity and academic excellence for future generations of community leaders, innovators, educators, and freedom fighters”
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Senators Coons, Cruz, Cantwell, Schmitt Strike Agreement to Save College Sports
Reached bipartisan agreement on legislation to restore stability to college sports.
“I have seen firsthand the effort and care Chair Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell and their staffs have put into this process, and I am glad that it has produced a strong bill to protect and strengthen one of America’s most cherished institutions, college sports”
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ICYMI: Senator Coons lays out economic policies to help working Delawareans in new op-ed
Published op-ed outlining economic policies to help working Delawareans including raising minimum wage.
“Every American wants and needs… the opportunity to succeed, security in his or her home and future, and a nation that is just.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.