Joe Manchin actually said...

The coal miners in West Virginia... they're the salt of the earth; they're hard workers; they're patriotic people; they provide for their fa...

It looks like there's no way of backing out of that thing right now, until he's gone.

First of all, let me just say that the State of West Virginia thanks you all for your service, and we have the utmost respect.

I believe we need to have a process where we have a discussion about the implications of what's going on right now.