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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJune 6, 2022
if you really want to make college expensive, make it free, and have the Federal Government pay the bill.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin argues against making community college free, claiming it would increase costs.

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