Joe Manchin

The politically-motivated actions of OSM and EPA have cast a long shadow of uncertainty over the coal industry.

However we cannot depend on jobs that destroy other's lives and livelihoods.

We need government as our partner, not our adversary.

We're all in on this one. It doesn't have a party here. This is the most bipartisan approach I think you can take.

All of the benefits provided by the coal industry have been placed in jeopardy by the actions of the current Administration.

I think a dog probably has more rights and protection than an unborn baby in a mountaintop removal community.

People, American citizens, are dying at the hands of an insatiable coal industry profit machine.

One of the principal purposes Congress established in the Surface Mining Act was to: 'assure that the coal supply essential to the Nation's energy requirements and to its economic and social well-being is provided.'

If finalized, the rule will throw the nation into an energy crisis the likes of which it has never seen.

every job in the state of WV is a precious one

The Obama administration has stated that they would follow the science. That is what I see that this administration is doing SLOWLY.

There should be an immediate moratorium placed on all mountaintop removal operations until the Federal Government can take a look.

All we want is a balance between the environment and the economy.

I ask each of you, in the name of our great nation, to put your politics aside, stand for what's right, protect our citizens.

If that doesn't get your attention, it doesn't spur you to some sort of action, then you've sold your very heart and soul.

first of all, I say to my good friend from Florida, I thank him so much for the compassion he has. I appreciate very much him bringing this issue to our light and to the attention of all of us, and maybe we can help. I thank the Senator…

I rise today to speak about the difficult fiscal choices we, as Members of Congress, must soon make and the deficit-cutting proposals that President Obama has recently made. As we discuss these fiscal choices, and as we face our exploding…

Perhaps the greatest insult of all is that, in spite of the blood and treasure that we have invested in Afghanistan, we are still not their preferred partner of future economic growth projects.

Admiral Mullen, you yourself have stated that the President's plan would incur more risk than you had been prepared to accept.

We should be rebuilding America, not Afghanistan or Iraq.

We are at a crossroads in our Nation's history.

At the current rate of our deficit spending, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) projects our national debt will exceed $23.1 trillion by 2021.

I will not ask Americans to pay to rebuild another nation, and I have simply said I choose to rebuild America.

The President's plan would do the opposite. It would increase the difficulties and risks to our mission.

This isn't an economy that can function on its own in any way. It's an economy that is entirely fueled by American tax dollars.