Joe Manchin

That's just beyond my comprehension, that we could be doing that there when we should be taking care of America.

This campaign has been long. It has been difficult, and it has been costly.

President Karzai just endorsed the code of conduct that allows husbands to beat wives, encourages segregation of the sexes, reduces the rights of women in divorce cases.

There have been more U.S. troops killed by our Afghan allies than by al Qaeda or the Taliban last month.

I too am honored to be able to rise today to speak of our dear friend Barbara Mikulski. So many good things have been said, so many accolades have been shared about what Barbara has done and what she means to all of us. I can only tell you…

I just have a respectful disagreement on our mission there.

The Wartime Commission on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan estimates that waste and fraud averaged about $12 million every day for the past 10 years.

I have serious reservations about the sustainability of the Afghan security forces.

I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been, 2006 to 2011. I saw deterioration.

We know that we face long-term challenges as well.

Why do we continue to give this country more money for nation-building?

We want objective, transparent criteria, and on the merits.

I am very proud of our 157th air refueling unit on all these fronts because we have one of the longest runways in the Northeast.

If you think we can cut our way out of this budget, you are dreaming.

We are going to be in this political battle on the Senate floor, yelling at each other.

I rise to applaud the confirmation of Judge Gina Marie Groh to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. As then-Governor of West Virginia, I was honored to have the first female from the Eastern Panhandle, with…

I also rise in support, along with Senator Rockefeller. What a good job he has done. We have both had the honor of serving our great State as Governors. As every Governor and legislator knows, we fight for every job we can create. We fight…

I absolutely believe that it is important to set these kind of bold goals of 50 percent alternative fuels.

Sir, if I may ask you, many employers probably receive their information regarding investment options from probably a plan adviser. What makes you think they would come to the government for this advice?

Are we talking about incentives or reducing regulations? What do you think would be most helpful? Are you getting any input?

Small business owners are concerned about plan administration fees, as you know, and all the different paperwork that goes with that.

What is identified as the most burdensome regulations, or what's the most burdensome thing they have as businesses responding to----

There is a climate change denial culture among my colleagues that I find very disturbing.

It saddens me sometimes when what your scientists are telling us is called a hoax.

I rise today to recognize two pillars of West Virginia--an educational institution that is educating the people of our State for good-paying jobs they are going to need and a beloved figure who put our State at the forefront of advances in…