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Joe Manchin: “I'm just not going to be responsible for inflaming the inflation rates. I'm just not going to do it.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2022
I'm just not going to be responsible for inflaming the inflation rates. I'm just not going to do it.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Senator Manchin explains his cautious approach to budget negotiations in light of inflation.

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