Joe Manchin

It just seems, Mr. Secretary, that this Administration is so insensitive to the damage it has done economically without trying to help us transition.

I am just saying so in that ballpark, let's say if coal is either at 34 or 30, whatever it is going to be in that 30 range.

I just want to verify some things.

Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you, Mr. Secretary, for being here again.

We cannot go to the countries of the world and say, we are going to provide you enriched uranium because we do not have any source now, thanks to the decision that you just made.

I think it is just wrong, and I think it is going to be very expensive for the taxpayers.

This is not the budget for the Department of Energy that I would write.

I have been critical of much of the President's overall budget request including his proposed $10.25 per barrel tax on oil that will hurt families, businesses and our broader economy.

Have those been changed at all, projections up through 2040, or do they seem to be fairly accurate, do you think?

Just let us do our jobs.

Because of price, yes.

This bill will give us more certainty.

Senator Bill 2446, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016, Senator Hoeven and I introduced this legislation in January, continuing our efforts to find a common sense approach to ensuring safe disposal of coal ash.

The Government doesn't do its job as well as it should.

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and my fellow colleague from West Virginia, Senator Capito, it is good to be with you all and I really appreciate you all allowing us to come present before you.

Basically, it gets back to the people who don't want any fossil burnt whatsoever, because the residual of fossil is coal ash.

The American Coal Council notes that beneficial use and reuse of this material is a means of ensuring billions of dollars of economic benefits, supporting the creating and maintenance of hundreds of thousands of jobs across many…

Subtitle D is self-implementing.

I remain concerned about the parts of West Virginia--more than 12,000 locations--that will still find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.

I commend you and your staff for getting the Connect America Fund (CAF) II up and running.

I want to make it fairly obvious that we must have a Lifeline program that helps low-income Americans obtain access to broadband in order for them to participate in today's digital economy.

I support the existing statutory obligation to promote competition and choice in how consumers access their pay television programming.

Last week, Senator Fischer and I introduced the Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016, designed to update the law and provide the FCC with more enforcement tools to combat these abusive phone scams.

Senate Bill 1714, the Miners Protection Act, introduced by Senators Manchin and Capito, would ensure the promise of health care for retired miners is kept.

Senator Brown thank you for supporting the Keep our Pension Promises Act which would solve the whole problem of underfunded multiemployer plans.