U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (second from left) was the only member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to attend Monday's Marcellus Shale hearing, but he was joined by U.S. Reps. Nick Rahall, Shelley Moore Capito and David McKinley.

Delegate Tim Manchin, co-chairman of a special Marcellus Shale drilling committee, makes a point during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Charleston Monday morning.

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