Joe Manchin actually said...

"I recommend her wholeheartedly."

"I am honored to be here. I am sorry that Senator Rockefeller couldn't be here, and I know he is too."

"I want to put a little bit of a personal touch because Sylvia comes from where most of us come from."

"We are proud, we are proud, and she has served her country admirably, and made all of us proud."