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Chris Coons: Where civil rights are not protected, equality, liberty, and the very pursuit of happiness are denied.

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Where civil rights are not protected, equality, liberty, and the very pursuit of happiness are denied.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons stresses the fundamental role of civil rights in American life.

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