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Joe Manchin: Do they have any economy at all? Other than the war effort, is their economy sucking off the U.S. taxpayers?

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
Do they have any economy at all? Other than the war effort, is their economy sucking off the U.S. taxpayers?
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the economic viability of a country dependent on U.S. funding.

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