Joe Manchin: “I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012

I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been, 2006 to 2011. I saw deterioration.

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Joe Manchin: “I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been, 2006 to 2011. I saw deterioration.”