Joe Manchin

But sir, your budget doesn't reflect that. I'm sorry. We just, I know we have a difference. Thank you.

The President, in his State of the Union Address, said that that country needs an all out, all of the above strategy and develop every available source of American energy.

We have people wanting to do this type. The road blocks are insurmountable because it looks like the Administration is saying one thing but they're pushing and promoting because of your, where you're making your investments.

The American people still haven't received all the answers on how their taxpayer dollars were wasted on projects like Solyndra.

This country needs an all out, all of the above energy strategy that develops every available source of American energy.

It doesn't make any sense at all. That we can't do it better, cleaner and work together.

The President, in his State of the Union, called for an all of the above approach to energy policy.

I would stress that now is a time to differentiate between those things that we might want to fund and those things that we need to fund.

That's the more than $15 trillion debt that led the United States' first ever credit downgrade last summer.

The President, when he was running for office, said under his energy--under his policies specifically electricity costs, he said quote, ``would necessarily skyrocket.''

I think it was an opportunity to address the entitlement issue, reform the tax code, make swift progress in balancing the Federal budget or at least moving in that right direction.

Instead of taking steps to extract new domestic energy from our tremendous resource base, the Administration has decided to again, try to extract $40 billion from the consumers of oil and gas and coal regardless of the consequences that…

I have some heartburn with the decision to reduce the funding for renewable water power.

I recently read a disturbing article that the Afghan air force officials may have been using aircraft to transport narcotics and illegal weapons.

I think you would have to understand why some of us are so upset, when we're cutting, we're cutting our own Air Force by over 200 aircraft by 2013, while we're building up the Afghan air force.

I just believe we should be out of there, period.

General Odierno, please describe why there is a Red Cross on Army MEDEVAC helicopters.

Do you think our veterans who have already sacrificed for the safety of this country should be asked to sacrifice more?

Does the Army need this short-range airlift capability?

I hear from my constituents about the slow disability rating system.

Is there any way we can tie up with you through this caucus that will help, in a simplistic way, knowing when people are getting out or are going to be leaving?

The system puts the future plans on hold, creates unnecessary stress, and most likely contributes to the high unemployment rates.

I believe that we could cut back drastically, even if sequestration kicked in, from the contracting services and still strengthen our military.

Please describe this process.

I know that some veterans are starting to see a cost increase in prescription medication--some by as much as 33 percent.