Joe Manchin actually said...

"we depend an awful lot on mass transit, and especially our bus transportation"

"Let us say that the same incentive--you give us the same amount of money to buy a natural gas bus. Let us make the decision."

"The prohibition on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment reflects American values and is in our country's best strategic interest."

"The United States has a strategic interest in helping Iraq build a sovereign, stable, self-reliant country with a representative government that can be a partner in the region and not a safe haven for..."