Sen. Manchin: ‘I Don’t Believe that We Should Turn Our Society into an Entitlement Society’

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MANCHIN: “I’ve been very clear when it comes to who we are as -- as a society, who we are as a nation and why we are still the hope of the world. I don’t believe that we should turn our society into an entitlement society. I think that we should still be a compassionate, rewarding society. I think that fairs best for all of us. But compassion means taking care of those who can’t take care of themselves. Whether they’re young, whether they have some type of a -- of -- of a -- a challenge in life, whether it be mental or physical. Those are responsibilities that we have. And we can all meet those responsibilities. And I feel very strongly about that. And we will continue -- this is going to take time to get this done. Getting it done quickly is not going to benefit anybody. So, let’s make sure that we do it and do it right.”