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Chris Coons' Public Statements on Issue: Employment and Affirmative Action

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10/12/2022 Coons, Manchin, Tillis, Van Hollen reintroduce bipartisan Fair Hiring in Banking Act
09/27/2022 Senators Coons, Marshall introduce the Supporting Small Business Career and Technical Education Act
09/19/2022 Sens. Marshall, Coons Introduce the Supporting Small Business Career and Technical Education Act
02/10/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Hon. Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas
02/10/2022 Sen. Coons, colleagues urge administration to address seasonal labor shortages with visa cap relief
07/20/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
03/29/2021 Letter to the Hon. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation - Van Hollen, Brown, Klobuchar Request Support for Women in Research Workforce
01/28/2021 Sens. Coons & Young, Reps. Norcross & McKinley reintroduce bill to expand registered apprenticeships to new job sectors
12/08/2020 Letter to the Hon. Janet Dhillon, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Bennet, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Clarify Authority to Investigate Bias in AI-Driven Hiring Technologies
09/29/2020 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Chris Coons
09/25/2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Hon. Pat Cipollone, White House Counsel to the President - Booker Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats Demanding Answers from Trump Administration Officials on Executive Order Banning Anti-Bias Training for Federal Agencies and Contractors
09/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Booker Leads Judiciary Democrats Pressing Barr on Reports of Rollback of Anti-Bias Training at Justice Department
08/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Sen. Coons presses EPA to follow their IG's recommendations and communicate health risks to Delawareans
08/04/2020 Sen. Coons introduces bill to ensure "gig' workers and freelancers can access unemployment benefits
08/04/2020 Letter to The Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor, and Ms. Loren Sweatt, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls of Trump Administration to Address Reports of Retaliation Against Workers of Color Who Report COVID-19 Workplace Concerns
07/13/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Van Hollen, Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge Significant, New Flexible Funding for State and Local Governments
07/08/2020 Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Applaud Federal Grants to Help Meet Delaware's Workforce Needs, Reintegrate Homeless Veterans
07/02/2020 Letter to Acting Secretary Micheal Kozak and Director General Carol M. Perez - Reps. Butterfield, Bass and Sens. Booker, Markey Urge the State Department to Address Racial Discrimination Faced by Foreign Service Officers
07/01/2020 Senate passes Coons bill to extend PPP loan application deadline, help Delaware small businesses and nonprofits
06/12/2020 Letter to Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury - Coons, Romney seek more information from Treasury on jobs and labor marketsCoons, Romney seek more information from Treasury on jobs and labor markets
06/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to Secretary Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Carranza, Sens. Brown, Schumer, Cardin, and Shaheen Lead All 47 Senate Democrats in Calling for Urgently-Needed Improvements to Streamline and Simplify Current, Onerous Process for Smaller Businesses Applying for PPP Loan Forgiveness
06/12/2020 Letter to Steven T. Mnuchin, Department of the Treasury Secretary - Romney, Coons Seek More Information From Treasury on Jobs and Labor Markets
05/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Lankford Asks Treasury, SBA to Adjust PPP Loan Forgiveness to Help Oklahoma Restaurants, Other Small Businesses
05/05/2020 Price, Matsui, Houlahan, Bera, and Schrier Lead Effort to Bolster Public Health with National Service
04/21/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues Push for Urgent Workforce Development Investment

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