Jay Rockefeller: “We'd be crazy not to do this.”

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.

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

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.

I ask unanimous consent to give my remarks while seated at my desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.