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Joe Manchin: “We have got to answer. Do you want to know why the rural America, and urban and rural America is getting further and…”

On the recordApril 15, 2024
We have got to answer. Do you want to know why the rural America, and urban and rural America is getting further and further apart, is because rural America has been being left behind and getting screwed.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin criticizes the growing divide between urban and rural America due to neglect.

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