Honorable Chris Coons
United States Senator, Delaware, Democrat
Senator Coons was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. He served as President of the New Castle County Council from 2001 to 2005 and as County Executive of New Cast County, Delaware, from 2005 to 2010. He sits on the following committees: Appropriations; Foreign Relations; and Judiciary. The following is from the September 13, 2017, Senate floor debate on an amendment to H.R. 2819, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, offered by Senator Rand Paul (KY-R). I would like to speak briefly about the amendment just voted upon by this Chamber, an amendment brought forward…
