Joe Manchin actually said...

"I have not found any reason why I would not support Senator Hagel."

"I think that told me right there everything I needed to know, that he would not hesitate to defend this country."

"I want to thank the chairman and thank the ranking member for having this, and I want to confirm everything that has been said here."

"I would encourage this committee to take the role model of its former ranking member, Senator McCain, who can get into it hot and heavy, but at the end of the day, he is going to respect the other per..."