Senator Chris Coons
@coons.senate.gov
Father, husband, U.S. Senator from Delaware
The government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
One year after President Trump’s election victory, it’s clear: he and Defense Secretary Hegseth have weakened our alliances, politicized our military, and made America less safe.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
One year after President Trump’s election victory, it’s clear: he and Defense Secretary Hegseth have weakened our alliances, politicized our military, and made America less safe.
Today's Democratic proposal reopens the government, provides immediate relief to millions of Americans whose health care premiums are about to skyrocket, and creates a pathway towards a long-term solution for the tax credits that are critical to health care affordability.
November 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today's Democratic proposal reopens the government, provides immediate relief to millions of Americans whose health care premiums are about to skyrocket, and creates a pathway towards a long-term solution for the tax credits that are critical to health care affordability.
The question of 'who is my neighbor?' is one of the most important in my faith. By cutting off SNAP benefits, it is shamefully clear that Trump's answer does not include starving American kids.
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The question of 'who is my neighbor?' is one of the most important in my faith. By cutting off SNAP benefits, it is shamefully clear that Trump's answer does not include starving American kids.
In Delaware and across the country, health care premiums are skyrocketing because of Republican inaction. It's time for Republican leaders to come to the table and negotiate a way out of the shutdown and a restoration of affordable health care options. www.delawarepublic.org/politics-gov...
Democrats highlight federal government shutdown fight now that ACA open enrollment underway
Delaware’s Congressional delegation – all Democrats – rail against Republicans in Washington as Affordable Care Act premiums increase.
www.delawarepublic.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In Delaware and across the country, health care premiums are skyrocketing because of Republican inaction. It's time for Republican leaders to come to the table and negotiate a way out of the shutdown and a restoration of affordable health care options. www.delawarepublic.org/politics-gov...
Trump promised Americans he would reduce prices and improve the economy. Americans can see with their own eyes that his policies are doing the opposite.
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Trump promised Americans he would reduce prices and improve the economy. Americans can see with their own eyes that his policies are doing the opposite.
If the test of a government is how it treats people on the margins of life, Trump's decision to withhold SNAP benefits from hungry children is proof that he has failed.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If the test of a government is how it treats people on the margins of life, Trump's decision to withhold SNAP benefits from hungry children is proof that he has failed.
It was clear to everyone that Trump's corporate-funded ballroom was a magnet for corruption. Now, there's proof of wealthy donors using it to try to buy policy wins from the administration.
Trump's East Wing is becoming the epicenter of the swamp.
Trump's East Wing is becoming the epicenter of the swamp.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It was clear to everyone that Trump's corporate-funded ballroom was a magnet for corruption. Now, there's proof of wealthy donors using it to try to buy policy wins from the administration.
Trump's East Wing is becoming the epicenter of the swamp.
Trump's East Wing is becoming the epicenter of the swamp.
1 in 4 American kids receive SNAP benefits, and they're going hungry in the richest nation on earth because Trump is refusing to make food assistance available to them. Our littlest Americans shouldn't suffer because of Trump's vindictiveness during this Republican shutdown.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
1 in 4 American kids receive SNAP benefits, and they're going hungry in the richest nation on earth because Trump is refusing to make food assistance available to them. Our littlest Americans shouldn't suffer because of Trump's vindictiveness during this Republican shutdown.
I'm appalled to learn of the new famine declarations in El-Fasher and Kadugli town in Sudan that have put 375,000 people on the brink of starvation. An immediate surge of humanitarian aid is needed, and all groups must put down their weapons and commit to ending this war. www.npr.org/2025/11/03/g...
Nearly 400,000 people are starving in Sudan, a new report finds
The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of el-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm appalled to learn of the new famine declarations in El-Fasher and Kadugli town in Sudan that have put 375,000 people on the brink of starvation. An immediate surge of humanitarian aid is needed, and all groups must put down their weapons and commit to ending this war. www.npr.org/2025/11/03/g...
No, throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at his gold-plated club while 42 million Americans lose their SNAP benefits isn’t President Trump’s "obligation," Speaker Johnson. It’s just careless.
November 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
No, throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at his gold-plated club while 42 million Americans lose their SNAP benefits isn’t President Trump’s "obligation," Speaker Johnson. It’s just careless.
Tune in now: I’m speaking on the Senate floor on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s election win about how he’s eroded our national security and made Americans less safe over the last 365 days. www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Tune in now: I’m speaking on the Senate floor on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s election win about how he’s eroded our national security and made Americans less safe over the last 365 days. www.senate.gov/legislative/...
It’s been a year since Trump’s election, and in that year, he’s taken a hatchet to the pillars that kept our nation secure.
Tune in at 5:15 to the Senate floor as I'll detail how Trump and Hegseth have spent the last year making Americans less safe ⤵️
Tune in at 5:15 to the Senate floor as I'll detail how Trump and Hegseth have spent the last year making Americans less safe ⤵️
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
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November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It’s been a year since Trump’s election, and in that year, he’s taken a hatchet to the pillars that kept our nation secure.
Tune in at 5:15 to the Senate floor as I'll detail how Trump and Hegseth have spent the last year making Americans less safe ⤵️
Tune in at 5:15 to the Senate floor as I'll detail how Trump and Hegseth have spent the last year making Americans less safe ⤵️
Trump promised to reduce prices and improve the economy. He's done the opposite – and Americans know it.
New polling reveals 61% of voters think Trump has made the economy worse:
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
"It seems we've finally come upon something that most Americans agree upon, and that is a central theme of Trump's winning message a year ago, 'I will bring costs down,' just simply has not happened."
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump promised to reduce prices and improve the economy. He's done the opposite – and Americans know it.
From Georgia to Virginia to Pennsylvania, the voters spoke clearly: they’re fed up with high costs and Trump’s broken promises that he’d make America more affordable. So why is his administration in court today defending his tariffs that are raising costs on everyday goods for American families?
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
From Georgia to Virginia to Pennsylvania, the voters spoke clearly: they’re fed up with high costs and Trump’s broken promises that he’d make America more affordable. So why is his administration in court today defending his tariffs that are raising costs on everyday goods for American families?
Last night, voters across the country made clear they’re concerned about Trump’s failure to address the cost of living.
Trump’s response? Going over to the Supreme Court today to defend his tariffs that are increasing costs for American families by thousands of dollars.
Trump’s response? Going over to the Supreme Court today to defend his tariffs that are increasing costs for American families by thousands of dollars.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Last night, voters across the country made clear they’re concerned about Trump’s failure to address the cost of living.
Trump’s response? Going over to the Supreme Court today to defend his tariffs that are increasing costs for American families by thousands of dollars.
Trump’s response? Going over to the Supreme Court today to defend his tariffs that are increasing costs for American families by thousands of dollars.
@mcbride.house.gov and I agree: Trump defying a court order to take food off the table for 42 million Americans is unbelievably cruel—especially weeks before Thanksgiving.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
@mcbride.house.gov and I agree: Trump defying a court order to take food off the table for 42 million Americans is unbelievably cruel—especially weeks before Thanksgiving.
Open enrollment has officially begun and millions of Americans are seeing their premiums double or even triple next year—all because Republicans are refusing to open the government and extend ACA tax credits.
Head over to healthcare.gov and see the damage yourself.
Head over to healthcare.gov and see the damage yourself.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Open enrollment has officially begun and millions of Americans are seeing their premiums double or even triple next year—all because Republicans are refusing to open the government and extend ACA tax credits.
Head over to healthcare.gov and see the damage yourself.
Head over to healthcare.gov and see the damage yourself.
Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House. They're trying to unilaterally withhold money for SNAP and lay off thousands of workers. Of course Americans of all stripes are holding them responsible for this shutdown.
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House. They're trying to unilaterally withhold money for SNAP and lay off thousands of workers. Of course Americans of all stripes are holding them responsible for this shutdown.
To be clear, Trump isn’t just trying to deny food from hungry American families.
He’s breaking the law so he can deny food from hungry American families.
He’s breaking the law so he can deny food from hungry American families.
Trump announces he will refuse to follow the court order to provide SNAP benefits to needy families.
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
To be clear, Trump isn’t just trying to deny food from hungry American families.
He’s breaking the law so he can deny food from hungry American families.
He’s breaking the law so he can deny food from hungry American families.
First, Trump cut hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP.
Then, he tried to stop paying food assistance entirely.
Now, he has to be dragged kicking and screaming by the courts to make just half of SNAP's payments.
Why doesn't he want hungry Americans to be able to eat?
Then, he tried to stop paying food assistance entirely.
Now, he has to be dragged kicking and screaming by the courts to make just half of SNAP's payments.
Why doesn't he want hungry Americans to be able to eat?
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
First, Trump cut hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP.
Then, he tried to stop paying food assistance entirely.
Now, he has to be dragged kicking and screaming by the courts to make just half of SNAP's payments.
Why doesn't he want hungry Americans to be able to eat?
Then, he tried to stop paying food assistance entirely.
Now, he has to be dragged kicking and screaming by the courts to make just half of SNAP's payments.
Why doesn't he want hungry Americans to be able to eat?
I'm glad Governor @mattmeyerde.bsky.social and Delaware are stepping up to fill the void after Trump let SNAP lapse — but it’s only temporary. Republicans are trying to let families go hungry instead of working with us to reopen the government. whyy.org/articles/del...
Delaware to cover SNAP benefits for low-income residents as shutdown drags on
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding food stamp funding, something never done before during a government shutdown.
whyy.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'm glad Governor @mattmeyerde.bsky.social and Delaware are stepping up to fill the void after Trump let SNAP lapse — but it’s only temporary. Republicans are trying to let families go hungry instead of working with us to reopen the government. whyy.org/articles/del...
Two federal judges in two different states both just ruled that Trump has to use emergency funds set aside for SNAP to actually fund SNAP. He can’t refuse to use them just to score political points.
This is great news for everyone who doesn’t want hungry American families to go without food.
This is great news for everyone who doesn’t want hungry American families to go without food.
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two federal judges in two different states both just ruled that Trump has to use emergency funds set aside for SNAP to actually fund SNAP. He can’t refuse to use them just to score political points.
This is great news for everyone who doesn’t want hungry American families to go without food.
This is great news for everyone who doesn’t want hungry American families to go without food.
I’m horrified by the atrocities of the ongoing civil war in Sudan and the recent reports of ethnic cleansing and the murder of thousands of civilians by the RSF and allied militias around El-Fasher.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m horrified by the atrocities of the ongoing civil war in Sudan and the recent reports of ethnic cleansing and the murder of thousands of civilians by the RSF and allied militias around El-Fasher.
This week, I spoke with Jan, a Delaware business owner and stage 4 cancer survivor, who told me that without the ACA, she wouldn’t have survived. If rates double, her 30-year business closes. Stories like hers underscore the urgency of protecting health care and reopening the government.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This week, I spoke with Jan, a Delaware business owner and stage 4 cancer survivor, who told me that without the ACA, she wouldn’t have survived. If rates double, her 30-year business closes. Stories like hers underscore the urgency of protecting health care and reopening the government.