Joe Manchin actually said...

"When the Senate does not exercise the advise-and-consent function to confirm a leader, we create some weaknesses within an organization."

"I am worried about an old-timey term that raises a lot of angst in Virginia: legal nullification, trying to nullify the law."

"We send a message to the public that we do not think this agency is that important."

"I am just fascinated by the fact that most of these long-term Actings where the Senate will not act to confirm a leader cluster in programs that serve the most vulnerable Americans."