Quotes by Joe Manchin

About Joe Manchin:

Joseph 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 percent of the vote in November 2012. Manchin became the state's senior Senator when Jay Rockefeller retired in 2015.
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We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.

Joe Manchin

Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.

Joe Manchin

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

Joe Manchin

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.

Joe Manchin

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!'

Joe Manchin

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.

Joe Manchin

We have to change the culture of mass violence we have.

Joe Manchin

I believe in health care reform.

Joe Manchin

I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history.

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.

Joe Manchin

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.

Joe Manchin

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.

Joe Manchin

Every child should have a safe place in their life.

Joe Manchin

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.

Joe Manchin

I know firsthand how agonizing waiting can be.

Joe Manchin

I would never abdicate, nor would I expect any other governor to abdicate, the responsibility to protect the people of my state.

Joe Manchin

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

Joe Manchin

Well, you know, first of all, let me just say that I am a proud member of the NRA and have been, and I'm a lifetime member and will always be.

Joe Manchin

I'm a defender of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

Joe Manchin

Why would anybody not own a gun?

Joe Manchin

Author Bio

  • NameJoe Manchin
  • DescriptionGovernor of West Virginia
  • BornAugust 24, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician