Joe Manchin actually said...

"It's my view that Congress ought to protect the promise that you don't take away pension benefits that American workers have earned."

"The Miners Protection Act is a fix. It is a fix that works not only the miners, but for America."

"I want to thank you, Senator Portman, for sponsoring the Pension Accountability Act which will fix the broken voting process in MPRA."

"As you know, politics sometimes gets us entwined a little bit more than what we should be."