Chris Coons

I want to commend your recent decision to lift the ill-considered State Department hiring freeze, and congratulate you on securing the release of three American detainees from North Korea.

I am frustrated that the administration ignored the bipartisan, bicameral will of Congress and submitted, again, a budget request that would cut, by 30 percent, much of the State Department and AID activity that I think would weaken our…

Senior members of the intelligence community... continue to point to incontrovertible proof of Russia's interference in our 2016 elections.

Far from America first, it will leave America isolated and behind.

The budget that President Trump presented for promoting the foreign policy interests of the United States is, instead, stunningly irresponsible.

I think the better path is investing in enforcement rather than cutting services at the highest level.

Door number one, generate more revenue. Door number two, frustrate American taxpayers by cutting services. It seems to me like an easy choice.

It seems to me there is an obvious alternative and much better choice.

Why is that an acceptable goal for the IRS?

The IRS service level has, frankly, been awful and unacceptable.

It is important to me that Delawareans, Americans are able to get the assistance they are seeking from the IRS so that they can, in good faith, pay the taxes they owe.

I appreciate that your IG has been directed to investigate leaks.

I was deeply concerned by recent reports that important financial information about Michael Cohen... could not be located by law enforcement.

I think we are in a different environment now, and I am hopeful that we might have a constructive conversation about it.

I would welcome a chance to work with you if we, indeed, see an emerging significant drop in charitable giving.

I certainly hope we will continue to rigorously enforce our sanctions against North Korea and Iran.

I was concerned by the President's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Both taxpayer services and enforcement funding are significantly cut in this budget proposal.

I just cannot understand why the administration is advancing these cuts.

I am, however, disappointed your budget proposes to eliminate altogether grants to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) which support development and create jobs in underserved neighborhoods around our Nation.

Treasury is central to our Government's stability and ongoing operations, helps sustain our country's fiscal health and protect our national security.

Thank you, Chairman Lankford, for convening this hearing. I appreciate the opportunity we have to work together on the diverse and important set of issues that come before the subcommittee and hope we can continue to find common ground and…

I welcome the FCC's decision to modernize the 2.5 GHz band, also known as Educational Broadband Services (EBS), which is important for both educational and commercial users.

I look forward to working with both of you to make sure that net neutrality is a reality for the average American.

We have never forgotten the people of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, and I'm pleased to report...