Sen. Chris Coons (pt. 1)

    Senator Chris Coons was about to head up a session of Congress when the earthquake struck last week.  He said it was a good example of how our nation can show that government can go on even with a temporary disruption.  He doesn’t give as high marks to the partisan battles that rage on over the debt ceiling.  He tells First our problem is Congressional actions are causing a crisis of confidence in our markets.  He says we still have too many loop holes that allow companies to take manufacturing overseas when things can be made here.

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