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Joe Manchin: “Try losing 19,000 jobs in a state the size of West Virginia.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2016
Try losing 19,000 jobs in a state the size of West Virginia.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin emphasizes the severe job losses in West Virginia.

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