“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 27, 2022
I am afraid that China could do the same thing, and we are not up and ready to run.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
congress.gov

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Manchin expresses concern over China's dominance in battery production and potential energy weaponization.

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