Jay Rockefeller: “Thank you, Senator Pryor, for holding this important hearing.”

That is stunning. It has not been reauthorized, CHIP. It is still out there, floating.

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, regarding S. 2520, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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…

It is not right to shift the added financial burdens onto working families when a cost-effective solution for maintaining the coverage they already have exists.