Joe Manchin actually said...

"Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues refuse to allow debate on this legislation despite the reasonable changes made to focus the bill on the core issues facing our democracy."

"To help fix this problem, I introduced a bill called the Clean Start Act last Congress and again this Congress, which seeks to help former addicts with criminal records seal those records if they comp..."

"He barely won re-election last time. He won by three percent."

"I'm not ready to destroy our government. I'm not willing to destroy our government. No. I think that they will come together."