Joe Manchin

I think it's a step in the right direction to clean that up and put it back into production, so we can do something with the land.

I will do whatever I can to develop every source of American energy so our future isn't controlled by events on the other side of the world.

I think we were expecting a report by February the 15th.

In West Virginia, we believe very strongly, there's a balance between the environment and the economy, and we are more than glad to lead the way, if you will.

The President can't have it both ways. He can't pursue an all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, and at the same time, block or tax new energy production.

Senator Landrieu and Senator Alexander, in the passage of the GOMESA Act, actually were able to set aside a permanent conservation royalty.

You know, it pains me, frankly, when I look at the list of land and water conservation projects which we are not able to fund.

For America to be at its best, we need lands that are healthy, waters that are clean, and an expanded range of energy options to power our economy.

I don't see the generation of savings for the disruption of the operation.

I hope you can work with me and others here on the committee to seek funding to address this very serious issue.

I rise today to speak about the dire finances of this great Nation and the policies and laws of this government that are only weakening our fiscal standing for future generations. A year ago, I was in a Senate Armed Services Committee…

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.

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

Based on your intelligence assessments, will we be able to rely on a future Egyptian Government to uphold the 1979 peace treaty with Israel?

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

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

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.

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

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…

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.

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

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.

I have a very, very hard time understanding why we are still there.

The coming jobs war is going to be the biggest war that we have facing this world; who is fighting for what jobs.