Joe Manchin actually said...

"The State of West Virginia, as you know, is an energy State. We're a net exporter of power."

"We're fighting a war, the longest war in history, because of our dependency and the unstableness of the Middle East because of our dependency."

"I believe that fossil energy sources can be made much cleaner by the application of appropriate research and development, and that needs to be a priority as well."

"to the extent that we can get the decision process out of the political process"