Joe Manchin: “That's the more than $15 trillion debt that led the United States' first ever credit downgrade last summer.”

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.

Let me just say that I think what happened is we have a bill that is hard to vote against. It really is. And I understand why there were 73 Senators who voted for it. Senator Cruz has had this and worked diligently for many years on this…

They don't believe in these extreme causes and going to the extreme mats and fighting each other and hating the other side.

West by God Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Blessed be West Virginia. ____________________