Joe Manchin actually said...

The Miners Protection Act is a fix. It is a fix that works not only the miners, but for America.

This bill is particularly important to my home State of West Virginia... the undue pressure by this administration has wreaked havoc on West...

There is not a more proud, patriotic group of people than the men and women who mine the coal.

People in my little State, one of the most patriotic States in the Nation, is concerned about why do we have to carry the heavy load.