Joe Manchin

Shutting down the tunnels is a risk we just cannot afford.

I have worked with Governor Christie, Governor Cuomo, and Senators Schumer and Menendez to jumpstart this project.

I really want to thank Senator Wicker for his leadership in this.

The bottom line is, as you know, the standards that they are wanting us to set are unattainable because the technology has not been developed to where it is under commercial load.

The Miners Protection Plan has the excess AML monies going towards strengthening that so they will be able to get the commitment that was made to them.

Everybody has forgotten about what fossil has done. All we have been doing is demonizing it.

But we need your attention on this. That is very important for us to be able to continue to do any business whatsoever.

We are pleading with you on that one to please move them up.

We were promised that that would be a high priority.

That was going to go for STEM research. That was a high priority.

We are very much concerned.

I am sure that if there's anyone here that can meet that task it is Secretary Jewell because of her great love of the National Park system.

I support our efforts to get legislation in and was happy to introduce the initiative by the Administration.

I want to thank the Bureau of Reclamation for being such great partners on a plan that, I think, is a model for the rest of the nation in watershed management.

I am particularly pleased to see the proposals throughout the budget to foster climate change resilience in these areas.

I strongly support the President's budget proposal to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at its authorized level of $900 million.

It kind of begs the question, why are we pushing to acquire more land when it is obvious that we have a great need, a great demand, to care for the lands that we have.

You are advancing full funding for LWCF without any offset and without reforms.

The Administration continues to ignore budget realities and propose billions in mandatory spending including for proposals that have been rejected in the past.

You rejected the lifesaving road for this remote community. At that time you promised that you were going to find some way to help the local residents.

It is the height of double standards that the Government would be allowed to basically take a pass in terms of clean-up.

For 10 less aircraft, we could put 650 special ops people on the frontlines right now.

Conceptually, if we traded in 10 jets, just 10, we could increase the size of our special forces community by over 650.

Yesterday, it was announced that we are sending 250 special operations forces to Syria.

I consider the F-35 as an investment in the future.