Come on, man. This is - that’s unacceptable to me.

Joe Manchin's argument is: Look, we still have coal in my state. You're going to eliminate it eventually. We know it's going away. We know it's going to be gone. But don't rush it so fast that my people don't have anything to do.

My greatest regret is I have these -- had these three major pieces of legislation that are going to change the circumstances for working class folks and African Americans as well, that I`ve been busting my neck trying to pass. But what is…

these subpoenas should be honored and should be enforced on Capitol Hill

We`re down to four or five issues, which I`m not going to negotiate on national television, as you might guess. But all kidding aside, I think we can get there.

The two things that concern me, one are those who just try to make this a political issue, freedom. I have the freedom to kill you with my COVID.

Look, when you’re in the United States Senate and you’re president of the United States, and you have 50 Democrats, every one is a president. Every single one.

I'm prepared to do the things that can get done now that can begin to change the lives of ordinary Americans to give them a fighting chance and come back and try to get others later.

Donald Trump is going to go to court claiming that he has the right to intervene and try to stop some documents from being produced from the National Archives to the January 6th Committee.

She’s smart as the devil, number one. Number two, she’s very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation, very supportive. She’s supportive of almost all the things I mentioned relating to everything from family care to all…

I did not, have not, and will not pick up the phone and call the attorney general and tell him what he should or should not do in terms of who he should prosecute.

That is a good title, is it not?

These jobs will create -- that we`re going to create for people who are too often left out and left behind.

Jim Crow in the 21st century is now a sinister combination of voter suppression and elective -- and election subversion.

Some state legislatures want to make it harder for you to vote. And if you do vote, they want to be able to tell you whether or not your vote counts. They want the ability to reject the final vote and ignore the will of the people.

I think that is a critical juncture in terms of making sure that there is appropriate reform, to ensure that the next IG going in is truly independent.

According to the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 14 Inspectors General positions remain vacant, 14.

So to shut down an Office of Inspector General while the trains are running is inconsistent, in my view, with good government.