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Chris Coons: I oppose the steep budget cuts to diplomacy and development proposed in the administration's fiscal year 2018 budget…

On the recordJuly 16, 2017
I oppose the steep budget cuts to diplomacy and development proposed in the administration's fiscal year 2018 budget request.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons expresses his opposition to proposed budget cuts.

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