Joe Manchin: “I want to be clear about what is important to this Senator, and I believe it is to most of the consumers.”

We don't even have a budget anymore.

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…

We’re not trying to start another party.

The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.