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Chris Coons: “We deplore the loss of life. And we have expressed to the government that disproportionate use of force in these kinds…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
We deplore the loss of life. And we have expressed to the government that disproportionate use of force in these kinds of situations is not acceptable.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons condemns the government's violent response to protests in Cameroon.

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