Jay Rockefeller: “The department which you will be taking over, it surprises people, I think, sometimes to find out how huge the scope of…”

We need to provide more transitional housing and more training for law enforcement, counselors, and healthcare workers to make it easier for victims to come forward.

I ask unanimous consent to speak in a seated position. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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.

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…