Joe Manchin: “There are no insurance companies that--if this goes away, there are no insurance companies or the insurance industry…”

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.

We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to — and totally committed to – being an independent with an independent voice.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.