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Joe Manchin
stated on September 2, 2023 in a post on X:

“Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.”

By Samuel Russ • October 5, 2023
Joe Manchin
stated on August 26, 2022 in a tweet:

West Virginia is poised to “receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state.”

By Faithlyn Graham • November 10, 2022
Joe Manchin
stated on August 28, 2022 in a tweet:

“WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”

By Amanda Boring • October 18, 2022
Joe Manchin
stated on September 20, 2022 in a tweet:

“Over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%” in the United States.

By Jasper Birmingham Jr • October 18, 2022
Joe Manchin
stated on December 20, 2021 in a radio interview:

The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.

By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2021
Joe Manchin
stated on November 16, 2021 in a Senate hearing:

The United States had 589 coal-fired plants 10 years ago, and “we're down to 504. … We are the only nation that has reduced our reliance (on) coal energy."

By Duncan Slade • December 10, 2021
Joe Manchin
stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":

“Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

By Harrison Dover • April 28, 2021
Joe Manchin
stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner:

“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”

By Delaney Geiger • October 28, 2020
Joe Manchin
stated on October 29, 2019 in a tweet:

Murray Energy is "the largest coal company in the United States."

By Broghan Swart • November 8, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on September 9, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"West Virginia Department of Education reported over 10,000 children and youth have been identified as homeless for the 2018-2019 school year."

By Alayna Degenhardt • October 11, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 in a tweet:

"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.

By Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on April 17, 2019 in a tweet:

"Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010."

By Garrett Spikes • May 10, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:

"I was the only member of the Senate – Republican or Democrat – who has consistently voted against efforts to use the so called ‘nuclear option’ to change the rules of the Senate."

By Al Bernardi • April 24, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on March 18, 2019 in a press release:

"It is estimated that more than 20 veterans die by suicide every day."

By Garrett Spikes • April 24, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet:

The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."

By Patrick Downey • February 20, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on January 8, 2019 in an interview on Bloomberg television:

"President Trump has the strongest support percentage-wise in our state than any other state in the nation. He won West Virginia by almost 43 percentage points and he's been carrying close to 60 percent approval."

By Stephanie Alvaro • January 28, 2019
Joe Manchin
stated on October 14, 2018 in an op-ed:

The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."

By Mary Alice Truitt • December 3, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on October 3, 2018 in a tweet:

West Virginia "has the highest overdose rate per capita of any state in our nation."

By Davis Versprille • November 1, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on August 23, 2018 in a news release:

"Black lung cases are at a 25-year high."

By Douglas Soule • October 23, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on September 16, 2018 in remarks at a teachers' rally:

West Virginia has "more veterans per capita" than any state.

By Emily Martin • October 11, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on September 14, 2018 in tweet:

Says Patrick Morrisey undertook "efforts to put educators in jail."

By Kristen Mohammadi • October 11, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on June 14, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"I voted to fund President Trump’s wall."

By Matthew Gold • October 5, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet:

"This year West Virginia produced more AmeriCorps members than any other state."

By Lili Zecevic • August 31, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on June 22, 2018 in a tweet:

"Pat Morrisey joined a federal lawsuit to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions."

By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on May 9, 2018 in an interview with Hoppy Kercheval:

"By 2022, just the interest payment on our debt will be greater than the defense of our country."

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet:

Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy."

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2018
Joe Manchin
stated on October 22, 2017 in An MSNBC interview:

Says West Virginia is "down to around 50 percent of the adult workers who are actually working now because of addiction or conviction."

By Allison Colburn • October 27, 2017
Joe Manchin
stated on June 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:

"In 1999, the NRA leadership in Washington, pretty much the same people intact, were for (expanded background checks.)"

By Becky Bowers • July 1, 2013
Joe Manchin
stated on October 21, 2010 in a campaign Web ad:

Says John Raese said he wants "1,000 laser systems put in the sky, and we need it right now."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2010
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:

John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010