Joe Manchin

I have over 30 years of public service, starting as an assessor, selectman, State rep, State senator, the United States Senate.

We have Senator Coons, Senator McCaskill, Senator Schumer, and I am going to say something, and we will be finished.

Let's let you do yours now. Go ahead. The Senator from Connecticut can go ahead.

Sir, that is so kind of you. If we could do that, since the Senator is not here, then we can be very brief on ours, if you don't mind.

We are close. It is West Virginia. I yield the floor to my dear friend and colleague, the Senator from Georgia.

Is the Defense Department (DOD) treating equally all universities that have signed DOD's MOU?

I think what we're all concerned about is that, basically--did the nonprofits get put on violation--were they notified?

It seems like, for the for-profits, that basically that you all have homed in on are the ones that strictly have built their business around military.

But, when I see--you've--you all have hit some pretty lofty groups, here.

If this executive order is rescinded, what does it do to y'all's operation? Because you're operating under an executive order, correct?

But this is very, very, very important for our two states of West Virginia and Maryland. All of our delegation is in support and it is a tremendous economic opportunity.

I appreciate so much the Senator's support. He knows the miners so well because we joined--his Southwest Virginia miners and my West Virginia miners work very well together. With that being said, we are very proud of our neighbors and…

Inaccurate data has failed rural and remote communities across this country.

The reality in our states is far different than what the maps indicated.

We cannot leave rural America behind.

It reminds me of an old phrase on Capitol Hill, never count on a Democrat to hold their vote.

I applaud the bipartisan introduction of the RURAL Telehealth Act by Senators Wicker and Schatz.

If we stay on the present course, I fear the FCC's actions to promote set-top box competition would be tied up in court and hamstrung for years.

That's why this Senator is fully supportive of the FCC's efforts to use its authority to give consumers relief.

I want now to touch on Chairman Wheeler's latest proposal to free consumers from having to pay annoying and excessive monthly rental fees for set-top boxes.

Where have those days gone? And why do we still sit around and wait for the confirmation of Mrs. Rosenworcel?

There is no enforcement, no policing. There is no retribution.

But if they are basically able to just neglect that, thinking we are going to do all the heavy lifting...

I cannot figure why that condition was even put in if it was not intended to be kept or met.

It is pretty hard to explain why is it there if you are not going to make them do something.