Joe Manchin: “We will defend democracy wherever people seek it.”

There’s a lot of good people out here that are looking for a pathway forward.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.