Joe Manchin actually said...

"For our troops, for the force, the consequences are very real and very personal."

"They wanted to talk to me about budget uncertainty."

"The effects of sequestration are going to be very significant on the defense industry, and we see it already."

"Some of the decisions that you have already announced--how long can we persist down that path before these decisions start to have an irreversible effect on our readiness and shipbuilding capacity?"