Joe Manchin: “It is an issue that, I think, has finally registered an appropriate level of attention within the government.”

It's broken. It needs to be fixed.

Let's see who's involved. Let's wait until we see who all the players are.

We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to — and totally committed to – being an independent with an independent voice.

There’s a lot of good people out here that are looking for a pathway forward.