Joe Manchin: “As you know I come from a State that's an energy producing State.”

The greatest thing a person can have in life is the respect and dignity of a job, to take care of yourself and support your family.

I rise today on behalf of the 476,000 West Virginians who rely on Social Security benefits. Majorities of our seniors in every State rely on Social Security benefits, and we know that we are in trouble. The Senate is considering the Social…

Lets put some respect back in and the dignity and decorum in the life of this great country of ours, lets be Americans first and put the -- put the country before the party.

It's broken. It needs to be fixed.