Joe Manchin actually said...

"We are all for these changes from the standpoint of an all-in energy policy, but to just throw two under the bus is basically taking us to where we have--for the next 24 months--the need for reliable ..."

"How can you justify what you have already done to them? I cannot explain that."

"I do not know how you all think that you have kept these prices down and you are helping these poor people get through difficult times."

"I represent a state that has an 18 percent poverty level."