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Chris Coons: When we only have debt, we are at the end of the process. When we have equity, we are early in the process.

On the recordOctober 3, 2023
When we only have debt, we are at the end of the process. When we have equity, we are early in the process.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons highlights the advantages of equity over debt in development finance.

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