Joe Manchin actually said...

You know, when you look at the GDP of China, China is at 9 trillion; Russia is at 2 trillion; Great Britain is at 2 trillion. We're at 17-plus trillion.

Context

Manchin highlights the U.S. economic strength compared to other nations.

03/17/2015

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