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On the recordDecember 4, 2012
The north must be included because we believe that, aside from the AQIM threat, there is a legitimate concern that people in the north have not benefited the way people in the south have from education, from health care, infrastructure.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the need for inclusion of northern regions in development efforts.

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