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Joe Manchin: “I serve in an independent voice, not a political party. What is clearer now than ever is, party politics is paralyzing…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2022
I serve in an independent voice, not a political party. What is clearer now than ever is, party politics is paralyzing our ability to unite.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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