Joe Manchin actually said...

"This is not a partisan thing. This is basically an American thing we want to get done."

"I am very concerned about the cost of our military and if it is being spent efficiently."

"About the red tape, I just couldn't believe what I heard yesterday, all the red tape that they have to go through to get something on the front lines to help them defend themselves."

"There is not a person in West Virginia, not a person in the country that won't sacrifice for a person in uniform."