Joe Manchin: “We have so many States that cannot fulfill their obligations.”

If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.

Let me just say that I think what happened is we have a bill that is hard to vote against. It really is. And I understand why there were 73 Senators who voted for it. Senator Cruz has had this and worked diligently for many years on this…

I rise to congratulate all of my colleagues for passing a piece of legislation that is going to make the whole country happy and a beautiful place. The Senate passed a bill that I sponsored with my friend Senator Capito to name a…

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