Joe Manchin: “I believe as a Nation we are much stronger with those people in…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014

I believe as a Nation we are much stronger with those people in uniform than we are with the contractors that we are using.

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Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the importance of military personnel over contractors.

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