Joe Manchin actually said...

"We are moving forward with holding annual lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska."

"The frustration is, is that the bureaucracy is it is not getting acted on."

"Again, the frustration that Senator Landrieu had is that, basically, we are just concerned about our dependency on foreign oil."

"In order to do that, we have to be more certain of what we can do in this country and less dependent on the foreign oil that I think they are holding us hostage with."