Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia. Manchin, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as the Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. He won the special election in November 2010 to fill the seat of Senator Robert Byrd, the longest serving U.S. Senator, who died in office. Manchin was elected to a full term in office with 60...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CountryUnited States of America
I know firsthand how agonizing waiting can be.
'Obamacare,' as it's been called, is far too reaching. It's overreaching. It needs to have a lot of it repealed.
I strongly believe that every American should always be rooting for our president to do well, no matter which political party that he or she might belong to.
I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.
I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia.
The time has come to make the difficult decision. Charity begins at home. We can no longer afford to rebuild Afghanistan and America. We must choose. And I choose America.
Every child should have a safe place in their life.
We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.
Wherever there is one job on the verge of being lost, I will fight to save it. Wherever there is one company looking to grow in West Virginia, I will fight to make that growth a reality.
A child's geographic location, race or parent's income level should not predetermine their life's course and it's up to us to see that they don't.
Come to West Virginia and we'll show you how to live... how to treat people. We're open for business. West Virginia is truly on the move.
Our workers comp debt is the Achilles heel of our state's economy, and I firmly believe that in order to create more good jobs in West Virginia this system must be fixed and it must be fixed now. We cannot afford to wait even one more minute.
The price of gas at the pump has impacted this nation. It's killing all of us, ... We're seeing it in the cost of doing business running the state. We're seeing it in the cost of a family trying to take care of themselves.
We're still sitting down in Houston. He (Perry) wants us to try to take these people, ... Every governor is getting frustrated, We will help if they'll just let us.