Jay Rockefeller: “I am Chairman of the Commerce Committee, and I have been focusing on increasing jobs.”

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…

It's my understanding that only the NFL can promulgate uniform rules and policies to address domestic violence.

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.

If confirmed, I will commit to review all of the statutory requirements and congressional deadlines.