Washington, D.C. ? Congress has taken the lead in bringing needed fiscal discipline to the economy, West Virginia’s governor said Saturday.

“By making college more affordable, passing the first minimum wage increase in a decade and cutting taxes for middle-class Americans, the Democratic-led Congress has already laid the groundwork to turn our economy around,” Gov. Joe Manchin said in the Democrats’ weekly radio address.

The best way to build on that groundwork, he said, is to elect a Democrat as president.

“It’s time we establish fiscal discipline so our children and grandchildren don’t have to pay for the recklessness of unbalanced budgets,” Manchin said. “And I believe that it’s going to take a Democratic president to balance the budget, pay down the debt and help struggling middle-class families achieve the American dream.”