Joe Manchin: “Coal and natural gas are going to continue to be a critical part of our energy mix in our economy for decades to come.”

When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.

We’re not trying to start another party.

We don't even have a budget anymore.

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…