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Chris Coons: “I leave this hearing today deeply concerned about how the sequester is impacting justice in the United States.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
I leave this hearing today deeply concerned about how the sequester is impacting justice in the United States.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons expresses concern over the sequester's negative effects on the justice system.

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