Joe Manchin actually said...

"I want to thank you again, Madam Chairman. I am very grateful for your courtesy in allowing me to preside this morning."

"I look forward to continuing that relationship with her as Secretary of high capacity as the Republican leader of the Energy Subcommittee in the House."

"Men and women in uniform are the glue of this country. They keep us together."

"I know and I'm confident that our previous experience and partnership will, in fact, allow us to have an open line of communication."