Joe Manchin actually said...

"Until we have an energy policy that uses the energy that we can produce, that has more certainty and more dependability within this Nation or this continent, we are going to continue to go down this f..."

"I don't think any private concern is going to be able to do that without kind of a quasi public-private."

"In order to do that, we have to be more certain of what we can do in this country and less dependent on the foreign oil that I think they are holding us hostage with."

"Again, the frustration that Senator Landrieu had is that, basically, we are just concerned about our dependency on foreign oil."