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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 17, 2015

I thank all of my colleagues who have worked with me on these resolutions to stop the EPA's destructive new regulations such as the new source performance standards. They are truly unrealistic and unreasonable and threaten our security and…

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Alex Mooney
@alexmooney· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

It has been nearly 4 weeks since President Obama visited my district in Charleston, West Virginia, to discuss the ongoing drug epidemic that is plaguing my State. West Virginia has the highest overdose rate in the country, with 29 out of…

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 17, 2015

I ask unanimous consent that Ken Kern, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges during the consideration of the Congressional Review Act resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

This administration has shown time and time again that political perceptions carry more merit than any expert assessments.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

Whatever is agreed to by the people representing the United States of America in Paris should come back to this Congress for debate.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

The president's so-called 'Climate Action Plan' has never been about saving the environment or the world from impending global warming doom.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

I do believe innovation, but I do believe that when we talk about the human price and the human consequences of what is going on in terms of climate change, you have to look about what is going on in States like mine right now.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

I think it is actually very important that Congress act first and say to the world, let's be clear, we will not appropriate that kind of money.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

I rise to speak in support of my resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act against EPA's greenhouse gas regulation targeting existing power sources. I am so proud to be here with my colleague from North Dakota Senator…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Nov 17, 2015

If the president wished to produce something substantive from the Paris negotiations - and presumably stronger than Kyoto - there is no way around the Senate.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 16, 2015

I can't think of a better reservoir of leadership than our Armed Forces.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 16, 2015

We all want to keep the homeland safe. We'll do whatever we can to defend this great country.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 9, 2015

Do you all believe there's enough money in the defense budget to defend our country to continue to be the superpower of the world?

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 9, 2015

As I look at the organization of the Department of Defense, I have a hard time figuring out who's in charge.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 9, 2015

We have too small a fighting force, and we've got too big a supporting force.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Nov 9, 2015

I mean--so, I don't know how you get a decision being made, or how the Secretary is getting the information.

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