What are you able to do without us? What are you able to do and you believe that you have the authority to do without us?
Joe Manchin: “What are you able to do without us? What are you able to do and you believe that you have the authority to do without…”
On the recordDecember 1, 2015
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Manchin inquires about actions that can be taken without congressional support.
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