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Energy is essential to all of us.

I am still saying hell no, never, to getting rid of the Senate filibuster, whose only purpose upon its creation was to prevent black Americans from getting civil and voting rights.

Manchin is still saying hell no, never, to getting rid of the Senate filibuster, whose only purpose upon its creation was to prevent black Americans from getting civil and voting rights, by giving Dixiecrats southern senators a veto.

Well, in this it does matter. Because there is a great emphasis in this Administration on environmental justice and equity.

I would commit to you that if there are reasons to be in West Virginia, I will gladly come to West Virginia.

I said Secretary Regan is the type of person I would like to see leading a Federal agency.

Neera Tanden will withdraw her nomination.

Jesus Christ, what don’t you understand about never?

I think this really came down to Senator Joe Manchin, who is very concerned about budgets.

I introduced a bipartisan bill in February, the COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act, which would require you as the Secretary of Labor to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard to requires mine operators to protect their workers from…

I would agree. And I would add that 27 percent of this bill, over $510 billion goes to State and local governments. So the taxpayers of my State of West Virginia and your State of Texas and other States are literally bailing out States…

Now I am going to change topics to something that is not talked about enough in this Congress, and that is spending. We talk a lot about these bills and how much we are going to spend on this group and spend on that group, and we are going…

I might be a few years older but I’ll still take on anyone that messes with West Virginia.

While we do not agree on every issue, I believe Deb Haaland will be a Secretary of the Interior for every American and will vote to confirm.

I’m going to protect the Byrd Rule.

I also was pleased to see the VA had been allowed to participate in the Defense Production Act committee and help determine the most effective ways to meet our Nation's needs.

We are going to need a lot more, as you know. All the States do.

As long as you make sure that you are identifying the type of facility it is going to take in order to handle that new vaccine.