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Joe Manchin: “If it was not for the export markets right now, our economy would be very much hurting in West Virginia and I am sure…”

On the recordJune 24, 2014
If it was not for the export markets right now, our economy would be very much hurting in West Virginia and I am sure around other States around this country.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the importance of export markets for the economy.

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