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Joe Manchin: “When I was Governor of the State of West Virginia and we had budget constraints and we would have to adjust our budgets…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
When I was Governor of the State of West Virginia and we had budget constraints and we would have to adjust our budgets a little bit, I never would cut back on my auditing staff. I would always increase their budget because for every dollar I spent, I got $100 in return.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin emphasizes the importance of investing in auditing for financial returns.

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