Joe Manchin: “I applauded Secretary Hagel when he ordered a 20 percent cut to the staff of military headquarters.”

They better figure out how they lost moderate, centrist, fiscally responsible, socially compassionate.

Let me just say that I think what happened is we have a bill that is hard to vote against. It really is. And I understand why there were 73 Senators who voted for it. Senator Cruz has had this and worked diligently for many years on this…

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…