Jay Rockefeller: “We all want to do something. We want to come together.”

I come today with a spirit of reflection and optimism about our future. I am also compelled towards an honest assessment of where we are as a body--of the promise of what we can achieve when we don't shy away from compromise and what we…

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

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

Thank you very much.