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Chris Coons: “I would be open to an arrangement where if Democrats offered to push off the impeachment trial until the middle of…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2021
I would be open to an arrangement where if Democrats offered to push off the impeachment trial until the middle of February, the Democrats would go along with that as long as it meant that Republicans were going to swiftly confirm the President's Cabinet nominees.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Senator Coons expressed willingness to delay the impeachment trial in exchange for swift confirmation of Cabinet nominees.

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