Chris Coons

Let`s be clear, Joy. I support raising the minimum wage. I support indexing the minimum wage. I support increasing the minimum wage and getting to $15 an hour.

I do expect us to take up and pass another big, bold package that will address infrastructure and jobs and climate.

Seems to me that we`re not out of this pandemic yet, we`re not out of the woods yet. And so I would expect that there`s going to be some accountability politically for those who refuse to help finish the job and get us out of this pandemic.

I expect him to really give us a clear shot of hope about our future.

Well, Joy, since Joe Biden won the election to become our president, he has been relentlessly focused on getting us out of this pandemic, on relieving the burdens on Middle Americans, and on moving us forward.

It is your sacrifice that encourages those of us here who are looking at how best to revive, and sustain, and advance our democracy in the United States.

U.S. leadership in the region is critical because... it has allowed these authoritarian countries to take over, especially China.

I think it is a great signal that we are doing this hearing on democracy early in this Congress.

In recent surveys, there are as many young Americans who support and believe in socialism as believe in capitalism.

There are profound doubts about democracy, particularly after the events of January 6th.

Look, honestly, I have a hard time, Rachel, understanding how anyone could watch what we have seen the last two days and not vote to convict President Trump.

And we need to keep at this. We need to keep working to find a way to hold Donald Trump and those who incited these riots accountable.

I found the video presentation of the events of January 6 gripping and compelling, concise, and, frankly, chilling. And the idea that that should be our future, that it should be OK for a president on his way out of office to deploy this…

We are, I think, in some ways reaping the whirlwind from having failed to convict President Trump in the impeachment trial of a year ago, which made him feel more and more comfortable doing whatever it took to try and hang on to power…

If we fail to hold him accountable this time, I absolutely agree with you. One of my core concerns is that one of my colleagues running for president in 2024 will simply improve on President Trump`s performance.

This was the Four Seasons Landscaping of the legal profession. This was some of the weakest argumentation I have ever heard.

I am hopeful that the next generation Entrepreneurship Act, which Senator Scott and I co-authored, could be a part of the solution to this challenge.

I was struck to see this morning, in the Delaware Business Times, that Delaware is so far coming in last in terms of the second round of PPP loans.

I look forward to supporting your confirmation and to working closely with you.

I am really encouraged by President Biden's focus on helping restaurants in the American Rescue Plan.

I think it is important the SBA monitor the geographic distribution of funds.

I hope our committee and the Senate will promptly confirm you and look forward to working together.

You have said when we are not at the table, others rush in.

We need to ask ourselves who we want to be and what example we hope to set for the rest of the world.

As you have referenced, China is aggressive, not just diplomatically and not just economically, but also directly at the United Nations.