Joe Manchin

Most importantly, I do not see a more effective, credible or realistic alternative that would give the United States a greater probability at this point of preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon.

In my judgment, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated by Secretaries Kerry and Moniz is a solid and sensible agreement.

President Obama should reaffirm publicly and in the most unmistakable terms, his readiness to deploy military force to strike Iran should it violate the agreement and seek to race toward a nuclear weapon.

I hope members of both parties will work with the Administration to strengthen the ability of the United States to implement the agreement successfully and to contain simultaneously Iranian power in the Middle East.

It's a glaring problem for American policy in the Middle East when we are openly feuding with our strongest partner.

I think there are greater risks in rejecting this agreement, because it would free Iran from the considerable restrictions.

I would suggest that all of us--and I certainly include myself in this--need to go beyond the conventional wisdoms as we think about Iran.

On balance, however, I believe the nuclear deal will deliver more advantages than disadvantages to the U.S.

I hope, maybe as early as tomorrow, when the President makes his speech, that the President will threaten publicly and unambiguously that the United States would and should use force against Iran.

I certainly support the President's right--obligation to use force, if necessary, but, if we can take this step first, our country is far stronger.

I would think the only way we're going to change that country, or even that part of the world, is if some of these regimes and some of these people who want a--more of a peaceful life are going to be able to take hold again.

The United States should reaffirm publicly that we have vital national interests in the Persian Gulf and that we will use military force, if necessary, to defend them.

The United States will have greater success, however, in confronting a non-nuclear Iran over the next decade rather than an Iran with nuclear weapons.

I remain opposed to this compromise. I don't think it's in our interest.

I don't think it's impossible, but it would depend on a strong and assertive and self-confident American President at the time.

I fear this agreement will further undermine our ability and willingness to play that vital stabilizing role.

These fateful decisions may well manifest themselves in growing regional security competition, new arms races, nuclear proliferation, and possibly conflict...

I am also confident that rejecting any nuclear deal that unfreezes Iran's assets and provides for sanctions relief would leave the nuclear issue unresolved.

I think it does, thanks to the joint efforts of Congress and the administration to put the sanctions regime in place.

Now we have reached an agreement that will not only legitimize the Islamic Republic as a threshold nuclear state...

The thing that we are fighting is drug addiction here on the private sector, and there is not a single person sitting in this room who does not know somebody in their immediate family or extended family that has not been affected by legal…

But, let me just say that in my State of West Virginia, drug abuse is the number 1 killer.

I cannot believe the culture that we have today. When I was growing up, you got an aspirin or something and that was it.

I mean, we are just giving it for every reason in the world. I mean, they have problems here, problems there.

I talk to some of these veterans. They cannot transition back in because of their addiction.