“We didn’t start this war, we did not. But, we will finish it.”
“This is the partisan draft. It's very obviously not going anywhere.”
“This regime that we are fighting does not care about our partisan politics.”
“This is a war of choice. The Democrats are correct.”

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On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Cost is immaterial if we need something and you can't get it and they shut us down.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin stresses the importance of securing strategic resources regardless of cost.

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