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Joe Manchin: “We are asking for a relicensing here to continue to operate as it has operated for over 80 years.”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
We are asking for a relicensing here to continue to operate as it has operated for over 80 years.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin advocates for relicensing to preserve long-standing operations of a local company.

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