Joe Manchin

The drug dispensing to our veterans is almost criminal, what we are doing to them.

I need to get this on record.

It is an outrage that you have a company whose profits have soared in the last few years.

I think that it is time to talk to Gilead, the manufacturer of Sovaldi.

I have got problems in West Virginia, like every other State.

I personally will fight vigorously those who want to privatize the VA or dismember the VA.

But if you can't get the goods to the country and we ain't getting the goods out, we're in trouble anyways.

But since we are held captive in certain parts of our state, it's unfair for our Northern coal fields to pay a higher price than our Southern coal fields or vice versa if we're both going to the same port in Norfolk or wherever.

An efficient and effective freight rail system is also critical to the success of our Nation's energy and agriculture industries.

I think everybody from this experience realizes that, going forward, it is very important to have labor commence these discussions early.

I agree that we need to invest more in our nation's infrastructure, but we also need to be more proactive about improving labor relations.

In my little state of West Virginia, as you know, we depend an awful lot on rail to move a lot of our coal and our product.

We have inland ports. I was very much interested in your intermodal.

I remain concerned that the rate challenges processed at the STB is prohibitively expensive and time-consuming.

The Clean Power Plan does none of this, in my opinion. Instead, we have an EPA dictating to the States and effectively micro-managing interstate electricity policy decisions.

This rule will have a devastating impact on our State, other coal-producing States, electricity ratepayers across the Country, and the reliability of our grid.

At risk is the ability the States have always had to make the decision about their electricity generation.

The heavy congestion, wear and tear on roads, and insufficient investment is hurting New Jersey families.

We must begin to get back to putting America first, and that is investing in our physical plant, our infrastructure, which will ensure long-term growth.

This is a crisis that we have in our country, and the people it is hurting most are people who are trying to do business.

Because people are not coming forward; I think they are afraid to come forward now.

There has to be a real incentive and culture of trust for whistleblowers so they feel like they can come forward.

Not a whole lot is done with the reports. That is the problem that we are talking about.

That needs to be done. Also, I think that Senator Rounds hit on some good points.

You would have the ability to come independently to us and say, 'Listen, these are the wrongdoings that we have seen. No action has been taken and I believe that there is justification to take action?'