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Chris Coons: “We cannot afford to export American innovation and American jobs because of partisan games.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2026
We cannot afford to export American innovation and American jobs because of partisan games.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Coons discusses the impact of proposed OMB rule changes.

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