Joe Manchin

I rise to speak of my dear friend who is departing too early. I am going to wait until he gets done with all of the congratulatories that he deserves. I rise again to congratulate my dear friend Mitt Romney, whom I have gotten to know very…

I want to thank each and every one of my colleagues--all of you. And it has been an honor of a lifetime. It truly has been. And it is something that I will take with me for the rest of my life. And my family will too. But I really mean…

my friends and colleagues, today I rise with a full heart and an overwhelming sense of gratitude. It has been the honor of my life to represent my great State of West Virginia and this great country of ours. Fourteen years ago, I walked in…

Again, I say thank you. God bless you for the opportunity and experience of a lifetime. And I love each and every one of you. (Applause.) The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.

the pardon makes President Biden’s legacy more difficult

What I would have done differently and my recommendations to counsel would have been, why don't you go ahead and pardon Donald Trump for all his charges and make it, you know, it had been it had gone down a lot, a lot more balanced, if you…

I'm not endorsing here. Never. I think that's basically something that could destroy our country and my country is more important to me than any one person or any one person's ideology.

I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to the following interns in my office: Paul Baier and Harper Katz during the pendency of the month of July. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise in support of Senator Cardin and basically of the concerns we have of the War Powers Act and in diminishing the act to the point that we can't really react to the needs that we have around the world in trying to defend ourselves and…

I rise today to honor the life and legacy of a world-class athlete, NBA executive, proud West Virginian, and my very, very dear friend, Jerry West. Often referred to as one of the greatest American basketball players of all time, his…

I ask that the scheduled vote commence immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I spoke at some length about the important work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday. I spoke also about the statutory requirement that the Commission members be able ``to assess fairly the needs and concerns of all…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the See cloture motion be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask that the next vote, the vote scheduled for this evening, start immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

first of all, let me thank my dear friend Senator Carper, who heads up EPW and does a tremendous job with his staff. We have had a great working relationship here. We all know that having a fully staffed FERC is going to make a lot of…

I ask unanimous consent that the following letter be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 5, 2024. Dear Leaders Schumer and…

You have cut everything in half, everything in half. It makes no sense.

Sanctions under the Trump Administration worked, but they are not working now because this administration has deliberately relaxed enforcement.

You are trying to implement a Bill you never passed. This is not the BBB, this is the IRA.

We cannot, basically, provide all the components for a transportation mode.

I was glad to see that the final Rule avoided the inclusion of Scope 3 requirements, which could have required small and even private companies far down the supply chain to face burdensome compliance costs.

I was glad to see that the final Rule avoided the inclusion of Scope 3 requirements, which could have required small and even private companies far down the supply chain to face burdensome compliance costs.

We cannot, basically, provide all the components for a transportation mode.

You are trying to implement a Bill you never passed. This is not the BBB, this is the IRA.

We wanted it to be with Free Trade Agreement countries. We wanted not to be relying on China.