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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

My colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as well as businesses of all sizes have expressed concern SEC has provided insufficient time for public comment.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

The small, the small end farmers, the small end producers, those people who are beholden to the larger corporations, and they really dictate to them what they do and how they do it, anyway.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

I have a big--I have really hard concerns about the ESG because if ESG is not taken with the same light that, basically, geopolitical unrest that we see around the world, you are putting us in a very unfair advantage--or disadvantage--can…

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

I want to thank you, Madam Secretary, and your staff for being so accommodating and forthright with us.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

If I was capable of bringing some people together on both sides and says, listen, let's sit down and talk about what we think, that we could basically come and look at over a 3-month period to come back with a guaranteed vote on the floor…

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

We are not holding anything hostage. We are voting to pay our bills.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

If you are going to do something, rather than just now saying--they think if you set a precedent now that they are expecting the feds to bail everybody out, and I don't think that is what our intentions are.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

What we are concerned about is, you know, I know the EU and I am fine. I said, I don't have a problem with our allies. What I have a problem with is going to countries that we don't have what we would call a secure supply chain.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

Some of these other countries where an awful lot of the minerals come from are not in the EU.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

We think that there were nefarious acts by those responsible to protect themselves and the heck with our depositors.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

I think you did the right thing when you all made your decision on taking care of depositors, but not the bank bailout and not the shareholders.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

If we are assuming that could happen, and maybe it could be the consumers, okay.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

I want to thank you, Madam Secretary, and your staff for being so accommodating and forthright with us and coming before and appearing before the subcommittee.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

I will vote for the debt ceiling. But I would vote with the understanding that at least we can have a conversation with a guaranteed vote in 90 days on changes we think need to be made.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 22, 2023

If I was capable of bringing some people together on both sides and says, listen, let's sit down and talk about what we think, that we could basically come and look at over a 3-month period to come back with a guaranteed vote on the floor…

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