Coons says Biden was right to apologize
The Delaware senator said his friend Joe Biden should be judged on his "lifelong record of standing up and fighting for civil rights"
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The Delaware senator said his friend Joe Biden should be judged on his "lifelong record of standing up and fighting for civil rights"
The following is a transcript of the interview with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, that aired Sunday, July 7, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Reports that Biden inappropriately touched a woman in 2014 have moved the wife of former Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Sen. Chris Coons to speak out in his defense
Biden said he has the "most progressive record of anybody running," but quickly corrected himself and said "anybody who would run" and then added, "I didn't mean it"
Coons spoke to CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett on this week's episode of "The Takeout" podcast
"Joe Biden is someone who sees the differences in our country and inspires us," said Coons
Coons said the move represents an "excessive use of executive power" and sets a "terrible precedent"
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons that aired Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons says the only path to ending the government shutdown is with his party's $1.3 billion dollar offer for border funding
Democratic senators sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that he respond to reports that the company retaliated against its critics
The bill would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump
"I think those of us in national office ... need to take responsibility for ways in which we lower the temperature," Coons said on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware that aired Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, on "Face the Nation"
In an interview airing on Sunday's "60 Minutes," Flake and Coons discuss their pivotal roles in delaying a vote on Kavanaugh's nomination
Millions of people watched Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday
Prayer, family advice, and conversations with a Democratic senator and the deputy attorney general inspired Flake to call for a delay in confirming Kavanaugh
"My concern is that the Singapore summit last month was really not much more than a reality TV handshake summit that didn't really accomplish much"
"My concern is that President Trump unilaterally gave away doing military exercises with our vital allies, South Korea and Japan, without consulting with them," Coons said
Two Democrats and two Republicans introducing bill in light of Trump's public musings about firing special counsel
The Delaware Democrat doesn't have high hopes that Congress will do anything to restrict gun access
Sen. Chris Coons joined us to discuss the Florida shooting and what laws, if any, could have prevented the massacre
The legislation is a companion to a bill introduced in the House by Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas and Pete Aguilar, D-California, which has 54 co-sponsors -- 27 Republicans and 27 Democrats
Measure is designed to keep special counsel and future independent investigators from being improperly fired