Joe Manchin actually said...

"I'm just trying to get you in a position to clean up for the sake of the country and the sake of Alaska a horrible environmental problem that's not your fault."

"As West Virginians, we have a lot of sympathy for Alaska trying to do all they can to provide energy for this great country and then being treated like a second class citizen."

"I think that's what the senator from Alaska--all of us--just work with us. We'll be the best partner you've ever had."

"the only thing I would say and the frustration I would have--and I know that Senator Murkowski and other people who have a lot of natural resources in our State--is why is the government allowed to be..."