Senator Chris Coons

This is a dangerous moment for our republic. Tonight, I’m forcing a vote to block Trump’s slush fund, championed by Todd Blanche, from sending taxpayer dollars to people convicted of attacking cops on January 6th.

ICE agents shouldn't be kicking down doors without a warrant, wearing masks, or operating by rules that would never fly for local police. But instead of accepting these basic reforms, Republicans are trying to push through another $72 billion tonight for Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

We’ll be voting all day—and probably all night—on Republicans’ party line bill to fund Trump’s mass deportation effort. Republicans would rather give ICE a blank check than support commonsense, popular reforms that law enforcement officers around the country abide by every day.

Trump has said twice today that his $1.8 billion slush fund to pay off cop-beaters, campaign donors, and insurrectionists is still on the table, and I believe him. That’s why I’m introducing an amendment to the Republican spending bill to permanently ban it.

The Protect College Sports Act helps student-athletes, enshrining NIL rights in law, protecting them from predatory agents, and requiring health care coverage, whether you’re playing DI football or DIII fencing.

This Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifice has protected our freedom, and Delaware carries a solemn responsibility to honor them, remember them, and never forget all they gave.

In three months alone, President Trump made thousands of stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars – often in companies he’d praise the very same day. This is brazen corruption.

Why should any American taxpayer tolerate the Department of Justice’s new $2 billion Trump slush fund?

This is a heavy, difficult, and deeply consequential moment in American history—but there is still enormous potential for good in what comes next.

Speaking today with some of Delaware’s best and brightest students about what’s at stake for their education and their futures. While Republicans cut funding for education, nutrition, and health care, I’ll keep fighting for strong investments to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.

If you have your health, you have everything. If you don’t, nothing else matters. I’m grateful to the Delaware health care leaders who joined my roundtable to discuss how we can reduce ER wait times and ensure Delawareans have access to timely, affordable, quality care.

When I talk to Delawareans about the war in Iran, all I hear is alarm about spiking gas prices, concern about our lack of strategy, and confusion about one more of Trump’s broken promises.

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is clear: Trump cannot be elected president more than twice. Yesterday, I asked Trump judicial nominees what the 22nd Amendment entails. Their response? Crickets.

As I told Treasury Secretary Wright yesterday, Trump’s war with Iran has already driven up costs for Americans. It’s hitting oil and gas, fertilizer, helium, farming, manufacturing, and food prices. We need to wrap this war up, but you’ll still be paying for it for a long time to come.

Last night, as Republicans started the partisan process to force through funding for unaccountable immigration enforcement agencies, @warren.senate.gov and I tried to push through a measure to create an independent watchdog to rein in ICE’s violence.

Reports put the amount of money the Treasury Department has given Iran through sanctions relief at billions of dollars – money they’re using to threaten our troops. When I asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about it today, he tried to dismiss it. But it’s real, and it’s an outrage.

Treasury Secretary Bessent told me today that Direct File “wasn’t free.” That’s false. Direct File was a free, easy-to-use program that helped more than 300,000 taxpayers save an average of $270 and hours of time filing their taxes.

Happy Earth Day! I’m reflecting on all the beauty Delaware has to offer—from our beaches and bays to Brandywine Park—and what we must do to protect it.

Good riddance to these two. Members who violated their oaths and mistreated staff have no business serving in Congress.

There are 70 million Catholics in this country, and countless more Americans of faith who believe in humility, compassion, and peace. By attacking Pope Leo, President Trump is mocking the faith of millions of Americans.

To the brave astronauts of Artemis II—Welcome home!

41 days after Trump started this war of choice with Iran, what have we actually accomplished? Not much.

Good Friday is a day of reflection, prayer, and purpose. Today, I’m holding close Christ’s sacrifice and the hope that carries us toward Easter.

One year since Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day,” and Trump still owes the American people money.

If Republicans think they can sneak through a bill when nobody is looking to give even MORE money to ICE without meaningful reforms, I’ll rush back from Delaware to object as many times as it takes.

Serving others is one powerful way to live out our faith during Lent. I was grateful to spend time volunteering with my friend Jenny Warren in Wilmington and to talk about what active faith looks like in practice.

Last year, Trump and Republicans made huge cuts to health care in the Big Beautiful Bill and gave 25 billion of those dollars to the Pentagon. Now, they’re about to come to Congress to ask for more money for Trump’s war of choice with Iran. What did they do with last year’s money?

American service members are dead. Gas prices are rising. Markets are rattled. Yet the Trump administration still can’t answer basic questions about their war of choice in Iran. The American people deserve the truth.

Reports that the administration is considering sending special forces to seize heavily fortified nuclear sites in Iran are dangerous and alarming. No boots on the ground in Iran.

Proverbs teaches us, ‘the memory of the righteous is a blessing.’ To the families of those who sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters have died in this war: I pray that the Lord will comfort you, bind up your wounds, and heal your heartbreak

When we attacked Iran, it was entirely predictable that they’d attack our regional partners and the hundreds of thousands of Americans who live there. The failure of Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio to foresee that and protect our citizens is a dangerous embarrassment.

If only the United States had programs to support and strengthen the democratic elements in Iran that Trump now wants to rise up and overthrow the regime. Wait, we do—or at least we did, until Trump and DOGE gutted them last year.

Afghans who served alongside us for 20 years were promised safety in the US. Now, the administration wants to send them back to certain death in Afghanistan

Happy 302 Day, Delaware! Delaware may be small, but we show up — for our neighbors, in Washington, and even on Jeopardy! This state is strong because of the people who call it home, and I’m always proud to represent them.

I represent Dover Air Force Base, where we bear the solemn duty of welcoming home our fallen servicemembers. That responsibility demands we treat war as a last resort, not a first. During this holy season, I’ll be praying for those Americans and civilians in harm’s way.

President Trump ran for president opposing wars like this. Now, he’s pursuing regime change in Iran with no clear strategy and no intention of making the case to the American people.

I’m absolutely heartsick at the news that we’ve lost three American servicemembers in the Middle East.

After President Trump’s SOTU, I stood with @mcbride.house.gov and DE AG Kathy Jennings and said what many Delawareans are already feeling: Health care premiums are rising. And tens of thousands here at home are bracing for the fallout of the largest health care cuts in American history.

President Trump had the chance to bring the country together tonight. Instead, we got a campaign rally where he lied, ducked responsibility, and had zero answers for Americans worried about the challenges they’re facing.

My State of the Union guest, Dr. Neil Hockstein, works to protect Delawareans from losing access to health care because of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts. We’re hoping for real solutions about how to lower health care costs for Americans, but we’re not counting on it.

Today marks 4 years since Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine began. Just last week, I saw firsthand in Odessa the courage of Ukrainians—civilians, soldiers, leaders—fighting for their freedom amid unspeakable cruelty. The US must keep pressure on Russia and demand accountability for Putin’s aggression.

Today, SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that Trump’s sweeping tariffs on 100+ countries were illegal. The Court did its job. Now Congress must stand up for American consumers and small businesses by protecting this decision.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season, a sacred time renewal. While I usually observe this season privately, this year I’m looking forward to engaging more openly with Delawareans, colleagues, and faith leaders as we walk through this challenging time together.

My Republican colleagues always tell me: don’t pay attention to what Trump says, pay attention to what he does. I am—and that’s why I’m so alarmed. Are you?

To know the future, you need to know the past. If this senate was here 170 years ago, or 90 years ago, would we have seen what was coming?

Jimmy Lai stood up for the freedom from government repression and overreach – in Hong Kong, in China, and around the world. His sentencing to 20 years in a Chinese prison is a tragedy for liberty and freedom.

When I questioned Commerce Secretary Lutnick about tariffs today, I did have to make one other thing clear to him: No, most Americans aren’t afraid of their names being in the Epstein Files. And even fewer have had lunch on his private island

What are Democrats doing about ICE in Minneapolis? I’m a co-sponsor of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to stop ICE from arresting law-abiding people near hospitals, schools, churches & courthouses. Americans shouldn’t fear ICE while going to work, worshipping or raising their families.

What does opportunity mean? For most Americans it starts with safe housing, a solid education, basic health care, and the chance to give their kids a better future.

Republicans let health care tax credits expire, and in just one month, families have already begun to feel the pain.

Even if we don’t fund DHS, ICE still has a $75B budget. That’s more than the entire Marine Corps. So, I’m a co-sponsor of the Public Safety Act to move that money to state & local law enforcement that knows our communities and follows the law.

Millions came here for opportunity. Millions more feel stuck and left behind. If we as Democrats don’t deliver real solutions to that issue, we don’t have a future.

Republicans in Congress have given up on trying to save Affordable Care Act Tax Credits, and Delawareans like Diane from Middletown will (literally) pay the price for their failure.

When I was a county executive, I worked closely with law enforcement and understood what it means when we trust someone with a badge and a gun to protect our communities. What’s happening in Minneapolis is breaking that trust.

End the roving patrols. Enforce Accountability. Masks off, and body cameras on. These are the reforms Senate Democrats need to see to ICE and Border Patrol before the Homeland Security bill can move forward.

There are plenty of simple, commonsense things the administration could do if they wanted to de-escalate and show that they take seriously the profound and grave harm that their ICE and CBP agents have caused in Minnesota. To start, they need to get out of Minneapolis.

I’m voting no on DHS funding. The horrifying killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti show that Department of Homeland Security is out of control, and Congress needs to put up more guardrails that restore transparency and oversight.

Alex Pretti was gunned down in cold blood, and it will take a lot to undo the harm and terror imposed on the people of Minneapolis and across the country.