Jay Rockefeller: “In my opinion, we need a permanent increase in E-Rate's annual cap that, at a minimum, meets current demand.”

This, I have to say without sentiment, will be the last Health Subcommittee hearing that I chair.

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.

If we keep the Senate, if we do not keep the Senate, that will have its affect.

I come today with a spirit of reflection and optimism about our future. I am also compelled towards an honest assessment of where we are as a body--of the promise of what we can achieve when we don't shy away from compromise and what we…