“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
The small, the small end farmers, the small end producers, those people who are beholden to the larger corporations, and they really dictate to them what they do and how they do it, anyway.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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Manchin highlights the struggles of small farmers under corporate influence.

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