Joe Manchin actually said...

"I stand ready to offer you any assistance that I can provide in this important inquiry and will continue in my efforts to advance a reasonable and balanced approach to regulation of this new opportuni..."

"If I can to Mr. West, do you believe that it's possible to have an irresponsible drilling operation that could do irreparable harm to our environment if we don't have specific drilling rules in place?"

"West Virginia is in a 'unique position of strength' with this resource."

"I think it's a great idea that at some point in time we need to designate a portion of our severance money to go into a perpetual trust that we use solely for infrastructure in West Virginia in the fu..."