Joe Manchin: “So now it is time for Congress to act, and that is why I am so proud that you are having this hearing today.”

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…

We’re not trying to start another party.

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

We got a runaway debt. We got inflation that's killing people. We've got an unsecured energy. We have a border that's out of control.