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Joe Manchin: “I would stress that now is a time to differentiate between those things that we might want to fund and those things that…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
I would stress that now is a time to differentiate between those things that we might want to fund and those things that we need to fund.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin calls for prioritization in federal funding amidst budget constraints.

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