Joe Manchin actually said...

"I am concerned about expansion of the Lifeline program to include broadband before additional reforms to curb fraud and abuse are implemented and shown to be effective."

"You will be more--if it is capped and you only have a certain amount of money to work with, you are going to be much more efficient and effective with it."

"So, basically, as we usually do in America, we reward you for bad behavior."

"I would prefer avoiding imposition of a hard cap that, per se, would require cutting off subsidies to those that otherwise meet eligibility requirements."