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Joe Manchin: Let me be clear, Frank Lautenberg, a champion of public health, safety and the environment, a lion of the Senate…

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
Let me be clear, Frank Lautenberg, a champion of public health, safety and the environment, a lion of the Senate, negotiated the agreement before you because he knew it was time to fix this broken system in a way that could pass Congress and make Americans safer.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin defends Lautenberg's legacy and contributions to public health legislation.

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