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Joe Manchin: “I am concerned about the horsepower that it takes to run the big trucks, that runs the things that we need.”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I am concerned about the horsepower that it takes to run the big trucks, that runs the things that we need.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin discusses the need for alternative fuels beyond electric vehicles.

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