Joe Manchin actually said...

I ask each of you, in the name of our great nation, to put your politics aside, stand for what's right, protect our citizens.

All we want is a balance between the environment and the economy.

As we know, the West Virginia coal mining industry itself employs over 50,000 people with some incomes reaching $80,000 a year.

We believe security of the Nation is the most important thing.