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Chris Coons: Door number one, generate more revenue. Door number two, frustrate American taxpayers by cutting services. It seems to…

On the recordMay 21, 2018
Door number one, generate more revenue. Door number two, frustrate American taxpayers by cutting services. It seems to me like an easy choice.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the importance of generating revenue over cutting taxpayer services.

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