Joe Manchin actually said...

"We are the fastest growing container port in the Nation. Last year, 12.5 percent of all containers that came in the United States came through Savannah."

"If we do not get our act together at our ports, then not only are we not going to double our exports, we are going to have a hard time receiving imports with the ships that are going to be coming thro..."

"we've always been supportive of [foreign military sales] but I think we can up our game a little bit. . . . Maybe in some cases take a look at taking a little bit more risk than we've been willing to ..."

"We could delay the further withdrawal of U.S. forces until 2014 so as to give our commanders maximum flexibility and combat power to achieve our goals."