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Joe Manchin: “The bottom line is there was basically, and it`s staff. It`s staff driven. I understand staff, it`s not the president…”

On the recordDecember 20, 2021
The bottom line is there was basically, and it`s staff. It`s staff driven. I understand staff, it`s not the president, it`s the staff.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

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Manchin explains that the issues he faces are driven by staff rather than the president.

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