Joe Manchin actually said...

"Dr. Moniz has a deep understanding of our Nation's energy challenges."

"If confirmed I trust that you will continue to tell us what you really think, no matter what the issue may be."

"It's flatly unacceptable that the Department still has no viable plan for cleaning up hazardous waste on the bank of the Columbia River half a century after the contamination occurred."

"As you know coming from the State of West Virginia, it's very important. But also it's important to the Nation."