We know the Russians did everything they could to be involved in our campaign. We know that what they're doing around the world right now, whether it be in France or other parts of the world. They'll do anything they can to disrupt any type of a freedom, if you will, or a democracy, or an involvement where there's an orderly transfer of power. That's not for them. They're going to do what they can. We have to make sure we stop it.

I've lost over 800 West Virginians the last year. Lost their lives to opiate and drug addiction. This is something that we've got to fight. We need to have treatment centers that take care of people. We need to start basically education from kindergarten all the way through adulthood. We need to get involved and stop this epidemic that's going on that's just ravaging.

I just can't understand why we don't go forward and put more sanctions.

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.

Let me tell you, we're still the best country on earth and we're going to take care of our people and we're going to protect this country and the people here.

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

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