Joe Manchin actually said...

"We are going to be using coal for quite some time, not to the extent that we have, but we will use it and we need it, but you have to find different ways of using it."

"We can't find these projects and finally be successful unless there is investment, and the DOE has always been a good partner to work with."

"It is hard to recruit good people to be involved in public service today."

"What do we do with Yucca Mountain? What can we use it for? We own it. We have invested into it."