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On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
I brought the 1.5, as you have seen, I think, by now. The 1.5 was always done from my heart. I have never been a liberal in any way, shape or the form.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

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Joe Manchin discusses his support for a $1.5 trillion spending package and his identity as a non-liberal.

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