Jay Rockefeller

I thank Senator Leahy for attempting to address my concerns about this bill. I thank his committee staff for working with my committee staff to insert clarifying report language.

If confirmed, I pledge to consider all relevant facts and public comments in the docket.

If confirmed, I will commit to review all of the statutory requirements and congressional deadlines.

I incorrectly stated that the League has in place a policy requiring clubs to report to law enforcement.

Domestic violence is a deep national stain that every segment of our society must work to confront, prevent, and end.

We need to provide more transitional housing and more training for law enforcement, counselors, and healthcare workers to make it easier for victims to come forward.

It's my understanding that only the NFL can promulgate uniform rules and policies to address domestic violence.

We need to change our culture through increased awareness and education to prevent domestic violence from occurring.

Because Mr. Shimizu's testimony left so many questions unanswered, then Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Nelson sent a letter to Takata requesting documents and information regarding the company's defective airbags.

That is stunning. It has not been reauthorized, CHIP. It is still out there, floating.

I am interested in the children who still have to be reached out to, in the Alabamas and West Virginias and Pennsylvanias and Ohios, et cetera.

If we keep the Senate, if we do not keep the Senate, that will have its affect.

If funding is not continued for CHIP, it is going to be a nightmare.

Having health insurance is a fabulous thing. So is having an education.

I am here to ask you to extend CHIP funding beyond fiscal year 2015.

Children and pediatricians owe tremendous thanks to you, Chairman Rockefeller, to Senator Hatch, Senator Wyden, Senator Roberts, and the other Senators who are here and have been here today, for your bipartisan leadership and working to…

We are talking about dealing with everything from continuing resolutions, all of the appropriations, what are we going to do about ISIS, and all the rest of it, in a lame duck session forum.

Outreach to the community.

You could see it, but you could not do anything about it.

Just as a follow-up to the question of funding which was addressed, CBO actually has come out with an estimate on what all of this would cost. It is not $20 billion; it is in the area of zero up to $10 billion over that period of 4 years.

One of the things that happened with the CBO scoring was that yes, there was a cost because you were keeping CHIP operating, but there was a savings because the children were not transferring into the Affordable Care Act, for example.

It is a really popular program.

CHIP is not yet included. It is not included.

It is not right to shift the added financial burdens onto working families when a cost-effective solution for maintaining the coverage they already have exists.