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Joe Manchin: We were worried, and were saying so at the time, that this endeavor would harm the country's economy, that it would blow…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2011
We were worried, and were saying so at the time, that this endeavor would harm the country's economy, that it would blow the top off of the price of oil.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin expressed concerns about the economic impact of the Iraq war.

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