Jay Rockefeller: “You and the members of the Commerce Committee are to be applauded for your leadership in bringing attention to this…”

We simply cannot afford to take this major step backwards and jeopardize the future of generations by allowing CHIP to expire.

From the beginning, I have recognized that this bill would make important changes to the Freedom of Information Act. My concerns have been rooted in the possible unintended consequences this bill would have on consumer protection. I was…

This is a good bill. It has helped. It has done even what the Affordable Care Act has not been able to do.

Without congressional action, I say again, CHIP will run out of funding next fall, placing at risk the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children and pregnant women.