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Chris Coons: the sooner we begin to tackle long-term costs and the rate of growth in costs, the easier the difficult choices will be.

On the recordMarch 31, 2014
the sooner we begin to tackle long-term costs and the rate of growth in costs, the easier the difficult choices will be.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Emphasizes the need to address long-term entitlement costs early.

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