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On the recordMay 22, 2012
the real risk we face is that we are letting others draw boundaries, we are letting others set rules, we are leaving our economic interests out of the fight, and we are putting our national security interests at risk by failing to ratify this treaty.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes risks of not ratifying the treaty affecting national security and economic interests.

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