Joe Manchin actually said...

"Senator Manchin's objections here, really speak more to a desire to permit states to restrict abortion than to permit women to make their own decisions about these important matters concerning their o..."

"As long as there are members of the Democratic Party, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema who put these, you know, sort of recondite procedural techniques ahead of being actually able to pass legislation, ..."

"The bill we have today to vote on, Women`s Health Protection Act, and I respect people who support it, but make no mistake, it is not Roe v Wade codification. It`s an expansion."

"I don`t really understand the point of putting this up for a vote if you can`t get all the Democrats on board."