Joe Manchin: “I share the concern of our senior military leaders that fiscal constraints will affect the very necessary programs…”

We don't even have a budget anymore.

I will make my political decision in December, whatever it may be.

When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.

I will make a decision in January -- at the end of this year.