“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordDecember 22, 2021
Senator Joe Manchin did attend the meeting, but didn’t speak much, simply reiterating his concerns the bill, you know, how it will mess up the druggie poors and make them lazy.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin expresses concerns about the implications of the Build Back Better bill.

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