Joe Manchin: “That's just beyond my comprehension, that we could be doing that there when we should be taking care of America.”

I rise to congratulate all of my colleagues for passing a piece of legislation that is going to make the whole country happy and a beautiful place. The Senate passed a bill that I sponsored with my friend Senator Capito to name a…

Listen, this is not normal. Nothing like this has ever happened before. And we shouldn’t be hating each other.

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.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…