Joe Manchin actually said...

"I feel very passionately that those soldiers that are representing us overseas and protecting us, who deserve the best systems possible, and when the ability to provide those systems to our soldiers i..."

"They have a big chunk of a bargaining tool right now if they want to use it. Correct?"

"Would it be devastating to our defense, for our Defense Department? We rely on so much of this."

"The fact that China maintains a near monopoly on the critical components needed for our defense system is beyond comprehension."