Joe Manchin actually said...

"Would it be devastating to our defense, for our Defense Department? We rely on so much of this."

"The fact that China maintains a near monopoly on the critical components needed for our defense system is beyond comprehension."

"We don't produce one ounce of the rare earth minerals that we consume tremendously in every product that we use and in most of our defense products."

"I come from the State of West Virginia which has an awful lot of energy and has done the heavy lifting for a long time."