Joe Manchin actually said...

"It would seem to me that it would behoove our country to take a position that we are going to produce so much domestically, knowing that we can, just for the defense of our own nation, for the securit..."

"I am excited about the work that NETL is doing, and I believe we have a tremendous opportunity to continue to use our nation's abundant coal resources to strengthen our national security."

"I was amazed to find out that nowhere in the country are we mining any of this, producing any."

"I believe the Department of Energy's research will help set us on a path toward reestablishing domestic production of these critical minerals."