Durbin Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Delegation To Copenhagen

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) is joining a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Copenhagen, Denmark to highlight the more than 200 years of friendship between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, including enduring national security ties and decades of economic cooperation. The delegation will be in Copenhagen on Friday, January 16, and Saturday, January 17.
“President Trump’s continued threats toward Greenland are unnecessary and would only weaken our NATO alliance,”said Durbin.“Denmark is a strong partner of the United States and this bipartisan CODEL reiterates that the United States Congress stands firm in our partnership, despite the President’s advances.”
In Copenhagen, the delegation is expected to meet with Danish and Greenlandic government and business leaders. The trip will highlight bipartisan support for our allies in the Kingdom of Denmark and discuss how to deepen this partnership in line with our shared principles of sovereignty and self-determination, and in the face of growing challenges around the world, especially bolstering Arctic security and promoting stronger trade relations between the two countries.
Durbin will be joined on the trip by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Peter Welch (D-VT), and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Sarah McBride (D-DE).
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