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Right. Holding a seat no one else could have held. No one could have held. That gave Democrats that 50. Drove me crazy, too. I mean, we all were. That allowed Kamala Harris to break ties and pass mostly the Inflation Reduction Act. Right. Like Joe Manchin was the most valuable member of the Senate for Democrats, but. Also drove us mad. Drove us mad. (1:27:23–1:27:28)

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Asserts that Joe Manchin's position allowed Kamala Harris to break ties and pass the Inflation Reduction Act.

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