Joe Manchin actually said...

"We ought to be building on the notion of multiple use of public lands in our part of the country."

"It's very troubling to see that some of our colleagues in the other body, in the House, somehow think it makes sense to seize defeat from the jaws of victory."

"I told everybody at those town meetings in Eastern Oregon that I'm certainly open to ideas and suggestions to plans to provide a road map for conservation."

"I look forward to working with my colleagues on this in a bipartisan manner."