from the beginning, and when you looked add mr. manchin's record, he did not comment about the tax cuts until prior to quit a month ago. my record is clear -- i supported the tax cuts all along. i would like to make them permanent. >> mr. manchin, where do you stand on repealing the tax for families to make $250,000 ore more? >> i do not think that during a recession you mess with any taxes. when i became governor, i have a record that speaks for itself because we have cut taxes and west virginia. $235 million worth of cuts. this is for all of our citizens and businesses. this is when i first came in, they said, we have to raise taxes. i said, i cannot ask the people to pay more until i know we are running this government

line that has brought failure. >> mr. raese, senator byrd was known for bringing federal jobs to west virginia. you oppose the government's current role in the economy and would seek to abolish earmarks as well as the minimum wage. what is your consensus? would you pursue public dollars for west virginia is selected? >> i think you bring up a good point, when you say let's of dollars earmarked. since 1994, there have been 90,000 earmarks. what it does is that it creates career politicians. i think that is one of the problems. you mentioned senator byrd, and his ability, bearing back a lot of federal money. my question, is that the best answer for the problems of west virginia? i do not think so. i believe that when you teach a man to fish that he eats for a lifetime, but if you give it a man a fish he eats for a day.