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Joe Manchin: “And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
And I think, you know, because they were just trying to survive, so the environment took a way, way far back seat.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin highlights the prioritization of survival over environmental concerns during crises.

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