Jay Rockefeller: “The Obama Administration got tired of waiting for us. I can't blame them. This is a problem that is growing worse every…”

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.

Furthermore, if we are going to potentially burden our government agencies with increased costs that will be associated with complying with the bill, then I think Congress should also provide these agencies with sufficient funding to deal…

I am interested in the children who still have to be reached out to, in the Alabamas and West Virginias and Pennsylvanias and Ohios, et cetera.

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.