Joe Manchin

We are getting pummeled by the opiate addiction that goes on in our State and around this country.

One thing that keeps us bipartisan here in the Senate is veterans and children.

We want to find out what Comey was thinking at that time. If he thought it was -- had risen to that level of obstruction. And if it had, why hadn't something been done? Why didn't he act when he was still FBI director? If not, was that…

I think we need to have a diversified fuel mix going forward.

I would hope that you would look into Morgantown, the NETL lab, which is a very, very productive lab and does an awful lot of heavy lifting and a lot of work.

As you know, I come from West Virginia. We do a lot of heavy lifting and we are really dependent upon FERC, a working FERC.

If you would even go one step further. With Kaspersky, could you find out if any of your contractors that you rely on is using Kaspersky's software?

General, we have great concerns about.

And do you know if--I would like to get a report on this from you all.

My belief is if we shut that southern border down in Mexico that between the United States and the Mexican government we could have a better chance of controlling----

I just wanted to bring that to your attention, sir. It is so serious.

We found out there is currently $2.6 billion in uncollected anti-dumping duties, $2.6 billion.

We think there is an awful lot of revenue left on the table, a lot of revenue.

Thank you, and God Bless America.

I hope all the Committee Members will take time during the Memorial Day break to spend at least a little bit of time each day making sure our young people and our supporters and our voters understand the value that we have in the sacrifice…

One thing I am saying is I am sure that Alaska, and I am sure that Montana and Washington--we have senior services to try to keep people living in--with a little bit of assistance in their own home, and a lot of veterans, especially our…

I think you all have seen this. It is a report last week of the VA--the DC VA, stopped surgical because of the equipment.

I appreciate the VA's attitude toward helping us to do that.

I am happy to join Senator Tester's--he is right there--Performance, Accountability, and Contractor Transparency.

Some of my Vietnam veterans back home, forty percent of my veterans are Vietnam-era veterans--40 percent.

I think when all of us take a moment to talk about Memorial Day, we can talk about that sacrifice those soldiers made so that all of us who are here today, living and enjoying the freedoms of the United States of America, realize that, in…

It is, therefore, the duty of every Senator here to ensure that our country makes good on the promises we have made to them.

Adult day health care is a sensible, cost-saving alternative to traditional long-term care.

Let me just say that I--it's been told to me that the Department of Defense needs about 800 tons of rare earth elements per year, and I want to make sure that you know, West Virginia has the opportunity to provide this country with the…

I hope that all of you--we are very much concerned about this, very much concerned about security of our country and their involvement.