Joe Manchin actually said...

"Taxpayers should not be forced to pay for the monetary damages incurred from this incident or any other chemical spill."

"Senator Manchin and I wrote a letter to the CDC asking for their testing protocols."

"On the Federal side, we also support the Manchin-Boxer proposed legislation to tighten the standards in the Safe Drinking Water Act."

"I want to thank Senators Rockefeller and Manchin, Congressmen Rahall, Capito and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin for their assistance during this crisis."