Jay Rockefeller: “The President's request for Coast Guard's Fiscal Year 2012 budget represents a modest increase in funding of 1 percent.”

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.

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.

Furthermore, if we are going to potentially burden our government agencies with increased costs that will be associated with complying with the bill, then I think Congress should also provide these agencies with sufficient funding to deal…

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