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Joe Manchin: “I think what the President's laid out, what I strongly support, is the right thing to do, because it is in the interest…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
I think what the President's laid out, what I strongly support, is the right thing to do, because it is in the interest, clearly, of our country.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin supports the President's strategy against ISIL as beneficial for the country.

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