Joe Manchin: “My purpose is, is to have progressive movements to where we're doing something, that helps the economy, that helps the…”

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

We have accumulated the greatest amount of debt in the history of our country in the shortest period of time.

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.

these are the relationships that we all should have. This is the good will, knowing that we want the TAKE IT DOWN Act. We have Senator Barrasso here, who has worked so hard on this--his staff, my staff, your staff. I can assure you, we are…