Joe Manchin

I want to assure you that the dollars that we have dedicated to this technology, we believe, are the right dollars to promote both of the premises of your question.

I think it will promote the innovation and the breakthroughs that we need to establish commercial viability.

I'll be anxious to bring programs to you that I think have tremendous value, not just for my State, but for my country.

If we just the Federal Government working with us as a partner and not an adversary or an enemy, but an ally, that's all I'm asking for.

But I think you have to admit this is a little bit out of balance, is it not?

I'm for an all in energy policy that uses every resource we have in this great country.

Senator Murkowski and I are going to start natural gas workshops next month. We intend to work very closely with the Administration.

If we're really going to move out and advance some of these breakthroughs we need to show that support by way of the budget.

I think things are moving in the right direction.

I'm asking for a balance, sir.

Despite bipartisan support for the expansion of the master limited partnerships. Senator Coons is leading on that.

I think it's going to be demonstrated again that it is a bad idea.

I don't necessarily see that reflected in this budget here.

How many people killed? How many air strikes? How many mass murders? How many weapons from Iran and Russia have to flow in?

I have never seen an entire national security team recommend a course of action... and it was overruled somewhere in the White House.

While I am sympathetic to those members of the Syrian opposition who are fighting for their freedom from a brutal dictator, our country cannot become deeply militarily involved in another costly, indefinite conflict abroad when we have so…

I would say that more than 90 percent of the background checks in America that are done are less than 3 minutes, and probably even no more than a minute and a half. So in that range. That tells you about how quick it can be done.

If my friend will yield, if I may, I would like to mention that we also discussed including an incentive so someone can't say that is an unfunded mandate. That provision is not an unfunded mandate, I say to my colleague.

A force of only 10,000 will barely be able to protect itself and would likely result in ceding the city of Herat to Iranian authorities.

The Afghan president's use of anti-coalition rhetoric, while possibly serving some domestic political purpose, shows an insensitivity to the sacrifices made by our troops.

The fact that this administration has floated the idea of zero troops is patently irresponsible.

The President's budget proposal last week fails to address the unprecedented resource challenges facing our military and will hurt the readiness of our military.

For several reasons, it would be better, in my view, to stick to the 'steady pace approach' that the President at one point said he contemplated for those reductions.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:37 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 15, 2013, at 2 p.m…

At 5:30 p.m. on Monday there will be a rollcall vote on confirmation of the O'Connell nomination to be a U.S. district judge in California. ____________________