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Chris Coons: “Prevention and stabilization tools are a vital complement to our military and intelligence tools.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
Prevention and stabilization tools are a vital complement to our military and intelligence tools.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Highlighting the importance of non-military tools in national security.

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