Senator Coons Named to Committee on Appropriations

Jun 21, 2013

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (D) was named to the Senate Committee on Appropriations on June 20. Senator Coons replaces Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) on the Committee. Senator Lautenberg died on June 3. 

"I am pleased to welcome Senator Coons to the Appropriations Committee," said Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) in a press statement. "We have worked together on a number of issues in the past that are important to the adjoining states of Maryland and Delaware, and he has been an excellent partner. I know he will be an asset to the Committee." 

"My priorities on Appropriations will be consistent with my work in the Senate so far — helping businesses grow and create jobs; supporting innovative research; giving law enforcement the tools to keep our communities safe; and building a circle of protection around the most vulnerable in our society,” Senator Coons said in a June 20 statement.