Joe Manchin actually said...

"What they don't want is for you to throw them a life preserver that is weighted down with an anchor."

"the thing of it is, make sure that the Administration, if they want to pause and look and evaluate what has happened and what direction we should be going, that is great because we can all have input."

"I believe that baseload supply, in terms of energy, is very, very important and one of those very important baseload sources of supply is coal-fired electricity."

"I believe you will be a strong leader for the Department of Energy."