Joe Manchin: “Well, today he recognized it and came forth and basically said today in that press release that I listened to--he…”

“Well, today he recognized it and came forth and basically said today in that press release that I listened to--he basically acknowledged the threat of what we are dealing with and the enormity of what we are dealing with. It was the first time I have heard basically the concern that we have that this thing is bigger than any of us, but all of us together can fight this. But I would ask the majority leader: Mr. Majority Leader, we should have stayed here. Yet we are here now. Let's do it.”