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Chris Coons: “It’s not complicated – if the administration won’t rule out potentially multimillion-dollar payments to those who…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
It’s not complicated – if the administration won’t rule out potentially multimillion-dollar payments to those who assaulted police on these grounds, we must.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Coons urges colleagues to pass his amendment.

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