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Dan Coats: “My good wife, who has supported my efforts in Congress for 17 years now, who has missed many events, and has done a lot…”

On the recordMay 22, 1997
My good wife, who has supported my efforts in Congress for 17 years now, who has missed many events, and has done a lot of waiting for me to vote and to come home, is graduating this evening with a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. It is the result of 3 years of strenuous effort. She is a star student. It is something that I very much want to attend. There are times, however, when I think we have to establish priorities in life, and this is a priority.
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Dan Coats
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Discussing personal priorities over legislative duties.

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