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Chris Coons: I'm not ready to end debate on this issue. So I will be voting against closure, unless we are able as a body to finally…

On the recordApril 2, 2017
I'm not ready to end debate on this issue. So I will be voting against closure, unless we are able as a body to finally sit down and find a way to avoid the nuclear option.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Chris Coons expresses his intention to vote against ending debate on Neil Gorsuch's nomination unless a compromise is reached.

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