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Chris Coons: Congress' disappointing inability so far to responsibly replace the sequester and save the courts from these Draconian…

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
Congress' disappointing inability so far to responsibly replace the sequester and save the courts from these Draconian cuts is eroding our constitutional rights.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Criticizing Congress for not addressing budget cuts affecting the courts.

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