Joe Manchin: “We are either going to be sequester-based and ignore every bit of reality that has occurred since August 2011.”

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

If we don't do permitting, and we don't have permitting reform in America, we're not going to meet the challenges and be energy-independent.

The greatest thing a person can have in life is the respect and dignity of a job, to take care of yourself and support your family.

You did not elect the comforter in chief. You elected a basically commander in chief, and he's hit the ground running.