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Steve Cohen: “We ought to stop treating you like an afterthought.”

On the recordMay 20, 2019
We ought to stop treating you like an afterthought.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen calls for better treatment and funding for the Coast Guard.

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