U.S. Senator Chris Coons of Delaware

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Video: Why Chris voted against the four-year Patriot Act extension

Senator Coons spoke on the floor this afternoon about why he was voting against the four-year renewal of the PATRIOT Act. In the moments before this video clip begins, Chris asked for unanimous consent to extend the law for one month to allow for additional debate without the provisions of PATRIOT lapsing.

He didn't have enough time to deliver his full remarks, but entered them into the record. You can read them here.

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