Joe Manchin

“My grandmother had a great saying. It always stuck with me: 'People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.' They've got to see it and feel it. And it's for real. And that's all. Be who you are.”

“I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia.”

“I don't know anybody that doesn't own a gun.”

“In West Virginia, the most vulnerable people we have are people who get up every morning and go to work.”

“Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher.”

“I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal - and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say 'Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!'”

“I know firsthand how agonizing waiting can be.”

“Millions and millions of people are proud gun owners, and they do it responsibly and by the law.”

“We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.”

“Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable.”

“I'm a sportsman. You know, I go out clay shooting and put three shells in.”

“I think it's time to rebuild America.”

“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.”

“'Obamacare,' as it's been called, is far too reaching. It's overreaching. It needs to have a lot of it repealed.”