Jay Rockefeller: “This effort is about saving lives. And to those who say we cannot afford this now, I say we can afford in no way not to…”

Having health insurance is a fabulous thing. So is having an education.

one of the things that happened with the CBO scoring was that yes, there was a cost because you were keeping CHIP operating, but there was a savings because the children were not transferring into the Affordable Care Act, for example.

If confirmed, I pledge to consider all relevant facts and public comments in the docket.

You could see it, but you could not do anything about it.