Joe Manchin actually said...

"We do not seek subsidies or handouts. We just want to continue to work at the jobs we know and love."

"I am deeply concerned about the direction federal agencies, including the EPA and the OSM, have recently taken in the regulation of the coal industry."

"These impacts are entirely inconsistent with the mandate Congress gave OSM in the Surface Mining Act and unacceptable to any type of economic development and job creation for my home State."

"This isn't an economy that can function on its own in any way. It's an economy that is entirely fueled by American tax dollars."