Joe Manchin actually said...

"You have to have baseload fuel to run the grid system, or if not, the well-being of our country and the security of the grid and the security of our nation could be at risk."

"I am also for eliminating that, so if there is a duplication that we have that allows you all to declare an emergency within a week or two and not give us enough notice, we will do away with that one."

"You would not have a vote that you had so strong out of the House if the people believed that."

"If you are exposed, you are exposed. We do not care whether it is blue, brown, purple, green, yellow water, whatever it is."