Jay Rockefeller: “That is the history of our country and that was the history of our country, its not right now, which is why we have to…”

I thank Senator Johnson for his interest and support for this legislation and for his shared interest in strengthening cyber security. I also thank my colleague from South Dakota for drawing attention to the potential impact of this…

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

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.

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.