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Joe Manchin: “I worry that what is being proposed leads to a lost decade for America in a moment when we cannot afford it.”

On the recordMay 15, 2023
I worry that what is being proposed leads to a lost decade for America in a moment when we cannot afford it.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Concerns about proposed funding cuts harming America's future competitiveness.

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