Joe Manchin: “Thanks to Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ocasio-Cortez, and all who have worked on this bill.”

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…

Listen, this is not normal. Nothing like this has ever happened before. And we shouldn’t be hating each other.

It can't be this total political division. It's not my fault. It's your fault. It's their fault.

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.