Joe Manchin actually said...

"We have about seven million barrels a day of imports that we depend on."

"I am wary of proposals that expand the power and the ability of the Federal Government to intervene in the free market."

"Guarding against the use of the SPR for political purposes, I think, should be an enduring concern for all of us."

"We hope to use it as that strategic reserve, but we keep it around for good reason."