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Dan Coats: “I dreamt, I believed that life was a beauty, and I think that's what I was looking forward to. I awoke and found that…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
I dreamt, I believed that life was a beauty, and I think that's what I was looking forward to. I awoke and found that life is a duty.
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Dan Coats
Republican · Indiana

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Coats reflects on his sense of duty to serve the country.

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