Joe Manchin actually said...

"One of the principal purposes Congress established in the Surface Mining Act was to: 'assure that the coal supply essential to the Nation's energy requirements and to its economic and social well-bein..."

"We do not seek subsidies or handouts. We just want to continue to work at the jobs we know and love."

"I am deeply concerned about the direction federal agencies, including the EPA and the OSM, have recently taken in the regulation of the coal industry."

"West Virginia's coal miners, the bravest workers in world, should be confident about their future, enjoying the fruits of their hard work."