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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
My only plea is let's not take a cleaver to it. Let's try to be as surgical as possible in figuring out what is really in America's national security interests, how we prioritize.
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Daniel Coats
Republican · Indiana

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Emphasizes careful decision-making in national security matters.

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