Joe Manchin: “I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.…”

It's broken. It needs to be fixed.

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…

What I saw was shameful.

If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.