On the recordDecember 21, 2021
If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can't vote for it.
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msnbc.comJoe Manchin: “If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can't vote for it.”
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Joe Manchin emphasizes the importance of being able to explain his voting decisions to his constituents in West Virginia.
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