I have a hard time understanding why this has become a political football. It makes so much common sense that you want to buy off of your friends and not your enemies.
Joe Manchin: “I have a hard time understanding why this has become a political football. It makes so much common sense that you want…”
On the recordJanuary 30, 2012
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Manchin questions the politicization of the Keystone XL pipeline and advocates for buying oil from allies.
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