Joe Manchin Quotes

The challenge has been, we make policy in the world of politics.

The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis.

I believe in working in a bipartisan manner.

Speaker Newt Gingrich has appointed a task force, which I'm on, and over the next couple months the task force is going to try to come up with legislation that does what we're all trying to do. I feel pretty good about the members that are on the task force.

I've thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress - the Democrats and Republicans - would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they'd be willing to try.

From time to time we must remind ourselves that the President has a role in the legislative process.

Washington's a mess, but that's not stopping me from getting bills to help Montana signed into law by President Trump.

In my district, I have a very clear mandate to work across the aisle.

I'm looking forward to going to Congress to pursue my Working Families Agenda and find areas of bipartisan agreement to move forward on important legislation.

Good policy usually comes from working across the aisle, and I believe tax reform needs to be tackled with Democrats and Republicans finding common ground.

As a rule of thumb. Congressional legislation that is bipartisan is usually twice as bad as legislation that is partisan.

It typically takes bipartisan work to build enough consensus to get things through our legislative process.

I'm a firm believer that if you put together a good product that is just good policy, that is embraced by both sides so that it is seen as politically advantageous to the Republicans or Democrats, that even in this very polarized partisan world that you can advance legislation. I have to believe that, or I wouldn't want to get up every morning.

Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done.

I have a long, long record of working with Democrats and Republicans alike.

Bills ought to be passed with deliberation by committees. Change should be achieved in a bipartisan manner. Incrementally, day by day, we should reach a consensus - not perfect, by any means - but something that we can be proud of, nonetheless.

I have good friends who are politicians on both sides.

The women Democrats and Republicans work together incredibly well.

When we do our legislation, we're not trying to figure out, 'How can I use this to run against you?' We say, 'How can we pass this bill to help both of our constituents?'

I'm always looking for people on the other side of the aisle for any initiative I'm sponsoring - men and women - to move things forward.

The way I've gotten things done is by working with Democrats and Republicans. I worked with Jay Rockefeller, for example, on highway safety issues.

I don't want to shut down government.

As a senator, I play an important role in crafting foreign policy.

I'm confident that Senate Republicans will put up a very strong and valiant effort to continue doing what we're united around.

The system requires bipartisanship.