Jay Rockefeller: “In the near term, we must seek ways to make sure that our existing news entities find a firmer financial footing.”

Creating this program has been one of the most meaningful things I have done in my career in public service.

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

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.

I come to the floor to wholly support the comments of my colleagues, the Senator from California and the Senator from Arizona, to speak about a matter of great importance to me personally but more importantly to the country. The Senate…