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Joe Manchin: “Energy independence has been a well-worn staple of virtually every politician's energy speech for decades.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
Energy independence has been a well-worn staple of virtually every politician's energy speech for decades.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin reflects on the longstanding political rhetoric surrounding energy independence.

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