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Chris Coons: We cannot default and we cannot fail to appropriate.

On the recordMay 15, 2023
We cannot default and we cannot fail to appropriate.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons stresses the importance of appropriating funds for national security.

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