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Joe Manchin: “When I was Governor, I used to sit there and watch the taxpayers of West Virginia take all the risk and someone else get…”

On the recordOctober 30, 2013
When I was Governor, I used to sit there and watch the taxpayers of West Virginia take all the risk and someone else get the uptick.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin reflects on the unfairness of taxpayers bearing risks in government-backed lending.

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