Joe Manchin

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

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

Sir, if I may, al Qaeda has presence everywhere else. You said yourself that there's very little presence of al Qaeda.

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

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.

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

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

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Groh Nomination

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.

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

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.

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?

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…

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

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

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.

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