Jay Rockefeller: “I would just like you to know that I'm working on legislation to close this loophole.”

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

We urge Congress to, first and foremost, adopt a 4-year extension of CHIP funding through 2019.

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.

We are talking about dealing with everything from continuing resolutions, all of the appropriations, what are we going to do about ISIS, and all the rest of it, in a lame duck session forum.