On the recordMay 26, 2021
Democrats, basically, given everything they've asked for, any impediment that would have been there, and there is no reason not to now unless you just don't want to hear the truth.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Manchin: “Democrats, basically, given everything they've asked for, any impediment that would have been there, and there is no…”
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Senator Manchin argues that there is no reason to oppose the commission unless one is unwilling to confront the truth.
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