Joe Manchin: “Integrity is sometimes out of reach.”

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 ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my friend, Senator Cruz from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 82

They’re the kind of the centrist Democrats you need.

It can't be this total political division. It's not my fault. It's your fault. It's their fault.