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Chris Coons: “It is because the United States stepped in, and at the scale we did, that progress has been made in combating this…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
It is because the United States stepped in, and at the scale we did, that progress has been made in combating this terrible disease.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the importance of U.S. intervention in combating Ebola.

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