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Joe Manchin: But our people are very skeptical about having to work against our government rather than our government working for us.

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
But our people are very skeptical about having to work against our government rather than our government working for us.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin expresses skepticism about government support for energy producers.

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