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 Castle County, Delaware, from 2005 to 2010. He sits on the following committees: Appropriations; Foreign Relations; Judiciary; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and the Select Committee on Ethics. The following is from the February 14, 2017, Senate floor debate on H.R. 2579, the Broader Options for Americans Act. I come to the floor to talk about an issue that has occupied this floor, this body, this Congress for some time…
