Joe Manchin

Manchin reiterated that he won`t lower the 60 vote threshold even if Senate Republicans block an independent commission on January 6, in the coming days.

So disheartening. It makes you really concerned about our country. I`m still praying we`ve still got ten good solid patriots within that conference.

I'm still praying we've got ten good solid patriots within that conference.

Inaction is not an option. Congress must come together -- just as we have done time and again -- to reaffirm our longstanding bipartisan commitment to free, accessible and secure elections for all.

I'm not going to criticize the government there, Senator Manchin, but I don't know the local conditions.

It is critical that we include forest and wildfires in our conversations about carbon emissions.

I am giving a shout-out to Nicholls State and to the Water Institute of the Gulf, but let me also point out that the restoration of Louisiana's wetlands does have national significance.

The Biden Administration established a goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2050.

Scientists are telling us that if we proactively manage our forests, we cannot only prevent emissions from wildfires, but we can also increase the amount of carbon we are sequestering and storing.

For years now, I have advocated for Congress to focus on climate solutions, particularly solutions that bring people together rather than drive us apart.

Let them earn it. Don't give it on the front end, earn it on the back end.

What is the dropout rate? You ever look at the dropout rate?

We need to get that definition on the same wavelength.

Where I disagree a little bit on community and technical colleges, and I disagree on free.

I know that we put, myself and Murkowski, and all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle supported $800 million going into that.

The $800 million for homeless education through ARP (American Rescue Plan) is critically important.

I worked alongside Senator Murkowski and others to introduce the Emergency Family Stabilization Act;

I want to once again thank you for working with myself and Senator Murkowski on getting out the first tranche of the American Rescue Plan funding for homeless children and youth in an expedited manner.

You cannot get ahead of the curve if you don't start at 3 and 4 years of age.

I have really a problem with homelessness with children.

The 340B program is essential for providing access to safe and affordable medications for low-income West Virginians.

If we know that these opioids are causing the problem, we need treatment centers, and we have not enough.

We had 90,000 Americans die from overdose last year. My State's been hit the hardest.

I really think we could do that in a bipartisan way, because I tell you, we're all being affected.

This would be consistent. $2 billion a year. One penny is $2 billion a year.