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Joe Manchin: We like to have our government as our partner not our adversary.

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
We like to have our government as our partner not our adversary.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin expresses frustration with regulatory agencies not supporting energy producers.

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