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Joe Manchin: “It's very troubling to see that some of our colleagues in the other body, in the House, somehow think it makes sense to…”

On the recordJune 27, 2016
It's very troubling to see that some of our colleagues in the other body, in the House, somehow think it makes sense to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin criticizes House colleagues for undermining collaborative efforts on sage grouse conservation.

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