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Chris Coons

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Chris Coons is a United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons has been involved in various Senate committees, focusing on issues such as foreign relations, judiciary matters, and small business. He is known for his advocacy on topics including military policy and legal transparency in government actions. Coons has also been active in promoting bipartisan efforts in the Senate.

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Nov 30, 2011

I think the Iranians by their actions have finally made abundantly clear to the international community what they are doing and their intentions.

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Nov 30, 2011

I am really concerned that we are not being aggressive enough in this field.

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Nov 30, 2011

Iran is the most dangerous nation in the world at this point and that this situation, as it steadily moves in a bad direction, is going to push us toward some tough decisions.

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Nov 29, 2011

Unless you specified in the amendment to the Constitution that the usual rules about standing, political question, ripeness, and mootness were changed specifically for the balanced budget amendment, then you wouldn't have to worry about…

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Nov 29, 2011

I do think it's a significant distinction.

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Nov 29, 2011

I think we need--if we're going to pass a balanced budget amendment, which I do not support--to spell out exactly how it's going to be enforced.

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Nov 29, 2011

I'm someone who served as a county executive and lived under the strictures of a balanced budget amendment, and thus on some level am intuitively drawn to them as a potential budgetary solution.

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Nov 29, 2011

The American people ought to know in advance whether they're turning the process over to the courts or not.

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Nov 29, 2011

I think most of the members I've gotten to know in my year so far agree that we are fiscally on an unsustainable path.

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Nov 16, 2011

We together yesterday announced the introduction of the AGREE Act, the American Growth Recovery Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Act, which conveniently spells out ``agree.'' The core principle, as Senator Rubio described, was for a real…

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Nov 16, 2011

I thank the Senator. Senator Rubio and I have come to floor today to talk about our shared experiences. In my home State of Delaware, over the 1 year I have been a Senator--and over the years before that, I served in county government--I…

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Nov 16, 2011

That is right. I have gotten immediate response from Twitter, e-mail, et cetera, in my office account. I got a tweet from Jason, who wrote: Kudos . . . for introducing jobs-creating legislation. Good to see detailed plans rather than…

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