“We didn’t ask them to set aside anything — what we want to do, we want to be able to make our case,” said state Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D) after the Manchin meeting. “We know infrastructure has been a priority . and we recognize that. But we also recognize that we are under the gun in our state, and we are bringing this to their attention.”

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2021 22:52 UTC