Senator Durbin called me personally before we began here today to ask me to express his personal regret at not being able to chair this hearing today.
Chris Coons: “Senator Durbin called me personally before we began here today to ask me to express his personal regret at not being…”
On the recordJune 5, 2012
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Coons conveys Durbin's regrets for missing the hearing.
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