On the recordMay 20, 2013
Government should be your ally and should be your partner, and I think people believe in West Virginia, Government has become the adversary relationship and it is basically not your friend anymore.
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congress.govJoe Manchin: “Government should be your ally and should be your partner, and I think people believe in West Virginia, Government has…”
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Manchin expresses concerns about the government's relationship with the people of West Virginia.
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