Politics Mar 22 WATCH: Sen. Coons praises Jackson during Supreme Court nomination hearing By Associated Press
Politics Mar 11 Watch 6:18 Sen. Chris Coons: Covid relief will ‘lead to a strong recovery’ For a perspective on President Biden's historic stimulus bill from a Democrat, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss American support for COVID relief, bipartisanship under Biden, and how the impact of the pandemic was "far worse than…
Politics Nov 17 Watch 6:46 Trump’s transition obstruction ‘putting American lives at risk,’ Coons says Despite denial of the election results by President Trump, the transition to a Biden administration is moving forward. One of Biden’s closest allies in the Capitol is Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who reportedly is under consideration to become…
Politics Oct 14 WATCH: Sen. Chris Coons presses Barrett on ‘the balance of the court’ Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would shift the balance of the court in a more conservative direction, even if she will not say publicly she has a conservative mindset. By Associated Press
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: ‘I’m not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act,’ Amy Coney Barrett says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says an article she wrote criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’ 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act does not reflect any “hostility” toward the law. By Associated Press
Aug 17 Watch 7:39 Sen. Coons on how Biden can unite America in a time of crisis Delaware Senator Chris Coons has known former Vice President Joe Biden and his family for three decades and is one of Biden’s closest allies in Washington, D.C. In fact, Coons will be helping to introduce Biden when he accepts the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won't vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the legislation. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:45 Kavanaugh exhibited troubling ‘partisanship’ last week, says Sen. Coons With only a few more days before the Senate is expected to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff talks with Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the progress of the FBI… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:56 Sen. Coons: Republicans may be going for ‘prosecutorial’ tone in Kavanaugh hearing Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says the Judiciary Committee should treat Thursday’s hearing with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford not as a trial but as a job interview. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the news that… Continue watching
Jun 19 McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw State Department nominee over stance on immigrants By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons called on President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday to withdraw its nominee for a key State Department position over his "lack of empathy" for immigrants. Continue reading