Joe Manchin

“I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.”

“I'm fiscally responsible and socially compassionate.”

“The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity.”

“I'm not going to be part of blowing up this Senate of ours or basically this democracy of ours.”

“If I can't go home and explain it, I can't vote for it.”

“Inflation is a tax, and it's a tax on every single American.”

“We can't be everything to everybody. We've got to make some tough choices.”

“I am not a Washington Democrat. I am a West Virginia Democrat.”

“To be clear, I will not be a rubber stamp for any president.”

“We have to come together. The country is not going to move forward until we do.”

“We need an all-of-the-above energy policy.”

“Defund the police? Defund, my butt. I'm a gun-toting, card-carrying Democrat.”