Joe Manchin actually said...

"As a West Virginian, and the people in West Virginia support the military as strong as any State that I know of, we believe that we can strengthen the military's position by being responsible with the..."

"To me, we could cut back on contractors and basically put a certain amount of that towards our men and women in uniform."

"I'm troubled by this."

"we also ought to have a Republican alternative, if there is one, so we can see exactly what the options are in that regard."