Joe Manchin

I would urge the President to listen to the advice of our military commanders and to maintain the necessary presence of U.S. forces in Iraq.

I support the war on terror wherever it may take us and whatever it costs.

Debt is the greatest threat to our national security.

Dr. Danielson, on the Solyndra, the failure of Solyndra, half a billion dollars. Are--I mean, do you advocate us trying to make a market when the market is not there?

We believe that there has to be a broad spectrum as far as in our utility and also, as far as our energy portfolio.

But I don't hear any of you talking about it how we can do it and use it better.

I absolutely believe that energy independence is a key priority that we need to have in our energy policy.

We like to have our government as our partner not our adversary.

People in my State and people from any energy producing State believes that they're up against a wall.

If you look at India and you look at China most of their dollars right now for kilowatt power is coming from fossil because it's what they have.

I hope that you're aware of the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia in your relationship.

But you can't guarantee they'll be manufactured in the United States, right? That's what we're finding out.

I strongly support all 3 nominees.

I am greatly honored to be able to join you today to introduce an exemplary candidate for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

Along with Senator Rockefeller, I want to thank the Chairman and members of the Committee.

I would like to thank Senator Jay Rockefeller for recommending Judge Groh for this prestigious position.

It is my privilege to join my senior Senator, Senator Rockefeller, in support of the nomination of Stephanie Dawn Thacker.

I am proud to call her a fellow West Virginian, and I hope that the Committee will move to confirm her for the vacancy quickly.

Thank you. It is hard to add to the Senator's recognition of Agnes, and also my colleague, the Senator from Ohio. You can tell Agnes touched quite a few of us in so many different ways. Agnes was a friend of mine and also a friend of my…

I rise today to speak about the tough fiscal choices this body, this government, and our President now face. But before I say anything else, I wish to start off with a profound apology. I want to apologize to every West Virginian and all…

I have deep concerns about that, ma'am.

I rise today to pay honor to a life cut tragically short, to a young man whose service to this country went beyond the call of duty. West Point Cadet Jacob Bower, from my great State of West Virginia, and my hometown of Fairmont, died at…

I have deep, deep reservations about you being able to do the job that you're being asked to do.

So you are basically thinking it might be more policy, deciding on what we think we need and what we don't need?

I am saying over a 10-year period. I have heard anywhere from $400 billion to maybe $800 billion over 10 years.