Chris Coons: “Thank you very much, Senator Isakson, for that update, for your leadership on this issue, for your personal commitment…”

I’m sorry that your schedule apparently didn’t permit us to meet before this confirmation hearing, but I hope and expect we’ll find time to meet soon after today.

Asset limits on public assistance programs prevent working families from saving for the future or accessing the benefits they rightfully deserve. A savings account or a car are not assets, they’re necessities in every home.

“We owe an enormous debt to the Afghans who supported U.S. forces during their 20-year mission in Afghanistan,” said Senator Coons.

Every community, including those in places like rural southern Delaware, deserves well-trained law enforcement protection.