Joe Manchin
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Joe Manchin is a United States Senator from West Virginia, serving since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010. Manchin is known for his centrist approach and has often positioned himself as a bridge between moderate Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. His legislative focus includes issues such as infrastructure, energy policy, and healthcare.
I am honored to be here. I am sorry that Senator Rockefeller couldn't be here, and I know he is too.
I hope that your vote would be based on who do you think is the most competent person.
I want to put a little bit of a personal touch because Sylvia comes from where most of us come from.
We are proud, we are proud, and she has served her country admirably, and made all of us proud.
I still do not know of anybody in my little state where a family member or an extended family member has not been affected by cancer.
In those years, let's say prior to the 1970s, way back in the 50s and 60s, if you heard the word cancer, you thought it was over, you really did.
I want to thank you again for this outstanding panel and thank all of you for coming here and sharing with us the hope that we all have.
I wish to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act, TRA, which has served as a tangible symbol of the unbreakable friendship between the United States and Taiwan. Today, the partnership between our two…
I first thank my colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Toomey. I also thank the Senator from Tennessee, for whom I also have the greatest regard for his knowledge and commitment to our children and education, to which he has dedicated his…
If someone came to me in West Virginia and the citizens of our State and said listen, we've got a new super fuel out. It's commercial hydrogen. We'll be ready in 3 or 4 or 5 years to go.
I'm not here trying to push a product that you don't want. But when we hear from people like you, the professionals, that says we've got to have it. I've got an Administration that's fighting me every way they can to get rid of it.
So that means consumers in West Virginia and around the country are going to be held hostage? Is that fair?
I hope it is because West Virginia has been blessed. I just hope there's as much as you tell me.
They made a decision because of reimbursement that they couldn't recoup the cost.
So it wouldn't be accurate for any of us to believe that you do not have any input whatsoever in the policy or directly of generation.
I agree with Senator Manchin, putting all our eggs in one basket, a volatile basket...
Can anybody explain to me the price spike and the gouging that went on during this Polar Vortex and what the people in West Virginia are going to get hit with their bills?





