WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech today warning the Trump administration's abuse of unchecked government power threatens the core principles that have defined our nation since its founding. Senator Coons argued that America's strength is in the same classically liberal values that have linked us to our friends and allies around the world - limits to state power, protections for dissent, and the defense of personal freedoms. He raised serious concerns about actions taken by the Trump administration across society that he said are far too similar to actions taken by authoritarian regimes.
In his remarks, Senator Coons condemned the Chinese g...