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John Thune: 'You don't have to join our caucus,' John Thune told Manchin, 'just become an independent and then caucus with us.'

On the recordApril 30, 2022
'You don't have to join our caucus,' John Thune told Manchin, 'just become an independent and then caucus with us.'
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune extends an invitation to Manchin to switch parties or become an independent.

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