Jay Rockefeller: “Ultimately, we must recognize that time is not on our side, and it's clear that our adversaries will continue to change…”

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

I come to the floor to wholly support the comments of my colleagues, the Senator from California and the Senator from Arizona, to speak about a matter of great importance to me personally but more importantly to the country. The Senate…

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.

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