Dick Durbin: “Scripture tells us that to those whom much is given, much is required. My friend, Senator Jay Rockefeller, can rest well…”

“Scripture tells us that to those whom much is given, much is required. My friend, Senator Jay Rockefeller, can rest well knowing that he has passed that biblical test. John Davison Rockefeller, IV, is the eldest son of the eldest son of the eldest son of the founder of Standard Oil--America's first billionaire. Senator Rockefeller grew up amid wealth in Manhattan and Westchester County, NY. He prepped at Exeter and graduated from Harvard. He was destined for a life of comfort and privilege far removed from the struggle of the poor. But this man, this Rockefeller, consciously chose a different path in life. And he has spent 50 years-- two-thirds of his life--working to try to make life better for people who too often have precious little. He has been a Member of this Senate for 30 years. You can see his legacy throughout West Virginia and across America. You can see it in children who have better schools, miners who have safer working conditions and seniors who have retired with greater dignity. You can see his legacy in the 8 million American children who receive health care through CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program, which Jay Rockefeller authored. You can see his formidable legacy in the additional millions of Americans who--because of the Affordable Care Act--now have reliable health insurance, many of them for the first time in their lives. No one--no one--in this Senate has worked longer than he for affordable health care for all Americans.…”