Joe Manchin actually said...

"If I can't go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can't vote for it."

"And I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can`t. I have tried everything humanly possible. I can`t get there."

"I knew where they were and I knew what they could and could not do. They just never realized it, because they figured surely to God we can move one person. The bottom line, I knew that we could not ch..."

"We urge Senator Manchin to revisit his opposition of the legislation and work with his colleagues to pass something that will help keep coal miners working."