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Chris Coons: “We must not allow the urgent to crowd out the important.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
We must not allow the urgent to crowd out the important.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Coons emphasizes the need to prioritize important issues over urgent ones.

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