WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Chris Coons issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the SAC-D bill passed the U.S. Senate as part of a package of five appropriations bills:

"We are living through a dangerous moment. As our adversaries increasingly collaborate, we need more than ever to strengthen our ties with our allies. We recognize that in the Senate - and I'm glad there is a bipartisan consensus here that we owe it to Americans to keep them safe, and we owe it to the men and women of our armed forces to give them what they need to succeed in doing so.

"I'm grateful to Chairman McConnell for his partn...