After considering his record, watching his testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee and meeting with him twice.

Joe Manchin

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I am not going to be part of blowing up this Senate of ours or basically this democracy of ours or the republic that we have, if we have a 51-vote threshold in the Senate, the same as the House--the House wasn't designed to be partisan.

The reason I say it's a heavy lift is once United States change a rule or United States have a carve out -- I've always said this -- anytime there's a carve out, United States eat the whole turkey. There's nothing left because it comes back and forth.

Guys, I think I made my statement pretty clear.

Anytime there's a carve out, you eat the whole turkey.

When you have these things coming at you the way they are right now … I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation.

This is a no, i have tried everything I know to do.

I've done everything humanly possible, when you have these things coming at you the way they are right now … I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation.

I gave Schumer exactly the philosophical beliefs and the amount of money that I thought we could raise and pay for everything. And so they've had that from day one, the same bill I have in front of me right now that they kept putting in front of me, was the same $6 trillion bill from the beginning. The only thing that changed was the time element which would pay for things.

I would like to hope that there's still Democrats that feel like I do. I said I'm fiscally responsible and socially compassionate. Now, if there's no Democrats like that, then they'll have to push me wherever they want me.

I have always said,' If I can't go back home and explain it, I can't vote for it,' despite my best efforts, I can not explain the sweeping Build Back Better Act in West Virginia and I can not vote to move forward on this mammoth piece of legislation.

We've been way far apart philosophically.

This is staff. And they drove some things, and they put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable, and they know what it is. And that's it.

They figured, surely to God we can move one person. We can badger and beat up one person, surely we get enough protesters to make that person uncomfortable enough.

I can not vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there.

This is a no on this legislation. I have tried everything I know to do.

This is a no on this piece of legislation, i have tried everything I know to do.

My Democratic colleagues in Washington are determined to dramatically reshape our society in a way that leaves our country even more vulnerable to the threats we face, i cannot take that risk.

What we need to do is get our financial house in order but be able to pay for what we do and do what we pay for.

We have $ 1.75 to work within. And the only thing I'm saying is whatever -- I'm not in charge so whatever they have to choose, they have to choose. It's not me.

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