We have relied on the industry more than we should rely on the industry to do the job that we should do to make sure that the American public is safe.

Joe Manchin

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I don't think that's a fair evaluation of saying we are going to spend X amount of dollars but then we are going to have to depend on coming back and finding more money... I'm concerned about paying down debt too.

Schumer said. ROMNEY ANNOUNCES HE WILL VOTE TO CONVICT TRUMP IN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL Republicans had long-predicted a bipartisan acquittal, but the last-minute decision by the three robbed Trump of that talking point. With Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, defecting from his party and voting for guilt on one article of impeachment, it was Democrats who celebrated bipartisanship. The vote created a bipartisan impeachment that can never be erased from history, Schumer said. Democrats touted the party unity and praised the House impeachment managers for making a convincing case. There was a bipartisan vote -- even though it wasnt two thirds -- that found President Trump guilty, Stabenow said. Every single Democrat plus one Republican. On Monday, Manchin took to the Senate floor to push for a lighter measure ofcensure againstTrump and he was considered by Republicans one of their best bets for a defection. For his part, Manchin said he prayed on the decision. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP This was the most difficult decision Ive ever had to make, Manchin told reporters afterward. This is not a political vote whatsoever. Its not whether I like the president. Ive always had a good relationship [with Trump], but I love my country, and I have an obligation, responsibilities and my duties to my country. And if I cant explain that then shame on me.

I remain undecided on how I will vote.

Censure would allow this body to unite across party lines and as an equal branch of government to formally denounce the President's actions and hold him accountable.

The most dangerous, the most troubling to me, is the false claim that the President can do no wrong, that he is above the law and if it's good for the reelection of the President that it's good for our country. That is simply preposterous.

Am I wrestling with it ? Every minute of every day.

I want witnesses. I definitely want witnesses, the only thing I've said is that there should be an adult in the room and Chief Justice John Roberts's Chief Justice John Roberts. We should vote again on Chief Justice John Roberts being able to determine who is pertinent... if Hunter Biden is one of the people who is pertinent to the evidence or to the trial, then absolutely.

West Virginia's fine with me, if they let electronics in, if we have cell phones or anything electronic, we'd be all there paying attention to that and not paying attention to what's going on, just like the kids do.

Impeachment Fast FactsSenators could get a lot more done.