Joe Manchin

Why do you think we worked so hard to separate them?

It's going to be at one, one and a half. We don't know where it's going to be.

I brought the 1.5, as you have seen, I think, by now. The 1.5 was always done from my heart. I have never been a liberal in any way, shape or the form.

I trust them, I negotiate in good faith. We just have different positions.

Spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs when we can’t even pay for the essential social programs like Social Security and Medicare is the definition of fiscal insanity.

If progressives want more progressive agenda items and policies, then they need to elect more progressives.

We have the most important piece of legislation that we`ve ever had in the last 30 years, which is the bipartisan infrastructure bill does so much in so many ways. Clean energy, everything we talked about before. Why wouldn`t you take…

No, it`s not possible.

We don`t have 50 votes. Basically, take whatever we aren`t able to come to agreement with today and take that on the campaign trail next year, and I`m sure that they`ll get many more liberal, progressive Democrats with what they say they…

I trust that they will negotiate in good faith.

I think that he wants to get to yes.

We have the most important piece of legislation I have ever had in the last 30 years, which is the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It does so much in so many ways, clean energy, everything we have talked about. Why wouldn`t we take that as…

The three and a half trillion dollar Build Back Better legislation that`s being proposed by President Biden, it is overwhelmingly popular.

I trust that they will negotiate in good faith. And I trust them to negotiate in good faith.

I may not agree with Senator Manchin`s politics, but it does seem like he`s articulating things he wants and is trying to get to yes.

Spending trillions of dollars on new and expanded government programs, when we can`t even pay for the essential social programs, is the definition of fiscal insanity. I have made it clear to all those who would listen, we need to…

Spending trillions more, when we can`t even pay for Social Security and Medicare, is the definition of fiscal insanity.

I want the -- well, I do care about the bill. I care about the size of bill. Sure, I do. Everybody cares.

I sure hope not. Oh, my goodness. Then I would be a -- that would be horrible. That`s not -- no.

I think it`s going to pass. I really do. I believe very strongly it will pass I think basically we can get some sort of both of them. Let`s just look and see. We have to work together.

I know my work ethic I know that basically where I came from. I know that the people that I represent, and we’re just concerned about the entitlement mentality versus a rewarding mentality.

In a nutshell, we need to be looking at, are we moving more towards social -- to social refinement, if you will? Now, I`m concerned about basically a society moving towards more of an entitlement mentality vs. a rewarding mentality.

Please just work on it. Give me a number and tell me what you can live with and what you can`t.

His resistance to quick action on the reconciliation bill

I`ll take on Washington and this administration to get the federal government off of our backs out of our pockets. I sued EPA and I`ll take dead aim at the cap and trade bill because it`s bad for West Virginia.