Joe Manchin: “We have to follow the laws as written by Congress.”

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

I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total partisan rule.

She's an American senator that represents her state of Maine ... the most independent minded person I've ever met.

This is not right. She is the soul of America. She is the soul of the Senate, and he knows he needs more Susan Collins, no matter what side of the aisle they’re on.