Chris Coons
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (R) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (C) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) before a hearing of the committee on Capitol Hill April 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Napolitano answered questions from senators about the proposed immigration reform legislation and the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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I can say without question, he has the background the skills and perhaps most importantly the temperament to serve as a circuit court judge
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I firmly believe that to lift the economy we need a combination of embracing the best talent from around the world and cultivating the greatest talent from the children who are hereMore quotes »
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USAID Launches its First Global Water Strategy
This week, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, along with Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Chris Coons, Representative Earl Blumenauer and Representative Ted Poe, launched the first USAID global water strategy in the Agency’s history. Under Secretary of State 5/23/13 from USAID Read more »
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Africa: USAID Releases Its First Water and Development Strategy
Washington, D.c. — Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah, joined members of Congress - Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Chris Coons, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congressman Ted Poe - to release the U.S. from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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Happy Birthday, Al Franken — with love from the Senate Judiciary Committee
Hang on there, Sen. Chris Coons — did you bring enough for everyone? The Delaware Democrat lightened the mood at Day 5 of the Senate Judiciary Committee markup session on the immigration bill Tuesday by presenting his panel neighbor, Sen. Al Franken, wit from The Washington Post Read more »
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Coons withdraws amendment to stop deportations to unsafe areas
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the lead sponsor of the bill, warned that Coons’s amendment was drafted too broadly. Schumer noted that much of Mexico, where more than 12,000 people were killed in drug-related violence last year, could be deemed unsafe un from The Hill Read more »
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Lewis Schiliro, a Cabinet member in Delaware, touted as a candidate to head FBI
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Coons and Delaware law enforcement officers are lobbying for Lewis Schiliro, DelawareÂs Safety and Homeland Security secretary, to win President Barack ObamaÂs nod to head the FBI. Schiliro, 67, is a former FBI agent who previousl from The Delaware News Journal Read more »
