On the recordJanuary 1, 2006
And it is just a tough time, you know, and everyone is -- a minute seems like an hour, an hour seems like day, for the families. I've been there, so I know what they're going through.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Manchin: “And it is just a tough time, you know, and everyone is -- a minute seems like an hour, an hour seems like day, for the…”
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Governor Manchin empathizes with the families of the trapped miners, acknowledging their emotional struggle.
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