Joe Manchin actually said...

"But with that we want to make sure we produce the product that the country needs, but I would hope that you would look at that because I can tell you we would be very receptive."

"Everything we know in a capitalist society is market driven, to an extent, except when we need it, for the defense of our country."

"We don't produce one ounce of the rare earth minerals that we consume tremendously in every product that we use and in most of our defense products."

"You are held up in every state right now, because there is no benefit or gain other than promise of jobs or taking the product out of their state."