Joe Manchin actually said...

"We send a message to the public that we do not think this agency is that important."

"I hope that that Acting title is removed and that the Social Security Administration... will be respected enough by the Senate to actually have a confirmed leader."

"When the Senate does not exercise the advise-and-consent function to confirm a leader, we create some weaknesses within an organization."

"I am just fascinated by the fact that most of these long-term Actings where the Senate will not act to confirm a leader cluster in programs that serve the most vulnerable Americans."