Joe Manchin actually said...

"And you want a war on poverty, you let us--you know, we get the people connected, they have got a chance to survive."

"I think that Senator Capito and I both--and she has worked so hard on this--but both of us understand being around our State."

"We cannot afford to leave rural America behind and we are very concerned about this."

"We made a promise to our miners and cutting this critical funding undermines that promise."