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On the recordNovember 8, 2023
Well, we will have to change--we have to change the law to give you the authority to basically say, whether it is a pause or stop, whatever it would take that we cannot, you know, basically humanitarianly handle the people we are sending into the country right now.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the need for legal changes to manage immigration effectively.

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