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Joe Manchin: “If he can`t go home and explain to the people of West Virginia that he cannot vote for it”

On the recordDecember 20, 2021
If he can`t go home and explain to the people of West Virginia that he cannot vote for it
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

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Manchin's reasoning for his opposition to the legislation.

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