Joe Manchin

Strategically, we will always have some sort of a presence or platform in Europe.

I would like to have one more, and then I'm going to turn to the Congresswoman.

I guess, Suzanne, what I'm asking, do you see a lack?

Thank you so much, Ron.

When Senator Manchin was our governor the Lighthouse program was developed.

By devoting our time and resources to the areas of preventing financial abuse and ensuring a robust long-term care ombudsman program, I believe we can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our aging network.

But in Washington, knowing that we're going to be facing some--every agency is going to be asked--every agency is going to say, yes, but we're much more important, so we want you to protect us; if anything, increase our funding.

Brenda, if you will, I know we talked about the consolidation of programs and things of this sort.

I think that's what I'm trying to find out, because I know other people aren't as blessed as I am to have the family support that we have.

We're going to have to make the hard realization that everybody can work better and more efficiently.

First of all, it's an epidemic in this nation, not just in West Virginia, not just in your county, or not someone in your family, because I don't think there's a person in this room right now, and I'm one of those people, that doesn't know…

Certainly with the budget crisis that we're facing in Washington, we've been blessed in West Virginia and we have our house in pretty good order, if you will, and they're working on making it even better, but the challenges are still there.

In nutritional services, Florida receives 10 times more dollars than we do but only serves four times more meals than we do, and that just seems inherently unfair.

As our senator, we need your continued help and support.

That was the whole purpose, and it has I think worked extremely well and been extremely successful.

The deficit and debt of this nation is the greatest security risk we have as a nation.

Let me tell you how this came to light to me.

I want to make sure that as we grow older, we know exactly that we can go one place and find out everything that we have available to us.

that person still deserves that love and care no matter whether they have a family or not that can do it, and not everybody can do it.

I am committed to bringing these commonsense lessons to Washington so that we can keep our promises to our greatest generation.

Do you all have any conferences with--I think we have a tremendous network of pharmacists that do a wonderful job.

I want to thank you for your testimony.

We'll be the first generation to turn over the keys to our children in worse shape than our parents gave it to us.

Now more than ever, we need to be ready to help seniors stay healthy and independent as they age.

I know how true that is. And you know how hard it is to cook for one person.