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Joe Manchin: How in the world if we absolutely prohibited speculation in America, put a 25 year sentence, mandatory, on anybody who…

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
How in the world if we absolutely prohibited speculation in America, put a 25 year sentence, mandatory, on anybody who engaged in speculation in the price. How would you stop that from happening in another country?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin questions the effectiveness of banning speculation in the U.S. while other countries could continue.

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