I would encourage this committee to take the role model of its former ranking member, Senator McCain, who can get into it hot and heavy, but at the end of the day, he is going to respect the other person's motives.
Manchin urges civility and respect in committee discussions, referencing John McCain's approach.
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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.
We got a runaway debt. We got inflation that's killing people. We've got an unsecured energy. We have a border that's out of control.
They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.
We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to — and totally committed to – being an independent with an independent voice.
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