Joe Manchin actually said...

If 50 States were able to do that, we would reduce, I am told, around 20 to 25 percent of our dependency.

Manchin discusses the potential reduction in dependency through state-level action.

01/15/2014

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I do not think there is one of us who believes that there should be one veteran that is homeless.

Should we treat this like a business, and should we make sure that somebody--whoever is Secretary--has business experience?

I think it is very important for servicemembers to feel that expressions of their sincerely held conscience, moral principles, or religious ...

Servicemembers should feel that while they serve to protect the freedoms of all U.S. citizens, theirs are respected and upheld.