Joe Manchin

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.

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.

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.

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

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill). Without objection, it is so ordered. Fiscal Responsibility

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

it's that silence which needs to be corrected by the administration, frankly.

There will be moments when no matter how effective the plan, the message is not going to have any effect.

If I may start with Admiral Stavridis. West Virginia is a very patriotic State.