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Joe Manchin: “The one thing that has happened is, the State of West Virginia--just to report here this morning--has lost more citizens…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
The one thing that has happened is, the State of West Virginia--just to report here this morning--has lost more citizens than any other State in the Union.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin highlights West Virginia's population decline due to the coal industry's collapse.

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