Joe Manchin: “Sir, that is so kind of you. If we could do that, since the Senator is not here, then we can be very brief on ours, if…”

We’re not trying to start another party.

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

She's an American senator that represents her state of Maine ... the most independent minded person I've ever met.

This is not right. She is the soul of America. She is the soul of the Senate, and he knows he needs more Susan Collins, no matter what side of the aisle they’re on.