Joe Manchin actually said...

"The only way to ensure that we have enough firefighters to defend our forests into the future is to ensure that they are fully supported and compensated."

"We have essentially created a perfect storm."

"I am hopeful that in this Congress we can actually act on these badly needed reforms."

"In fact, in the last two decades, the top four largest wildfires in human history have occurred in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres."