Jay Rockefeller: “There is something which prevents--and I have heard this in other sessions about other types of problems--soldiers…”

I ask unanimous consent to give my remarks while seated at my desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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

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.

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.