Jay Rockefeller
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John Davison Rockefeller IV, commonly known as Jay Rockefeller, is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Born on June 18, 1937, in New York City, he served as the Governor of West Virginia from 1977 to 1985 and later represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1985 until his retirement in 2015. During his time in the Senate, Rockefeller was known for his work on healthcare, education, and technology issues, advocating for the expansion of access to healthcare and the improvement of education systems in West Virginia and across the nation.
Jun 5, 2012
I believe that the airline industry both in the United States and globally needs to take steps to reduce its greenhouse emissions now.
Jun 5, 2012
the bill gives the Secretary of Transportation the authority to take the necessary steps to ensure America's aviation operators are not penalized by any system unilaterally imposed by the European Union.
Jun 5, 2012
The stuff that goes up there goes to everybody's airspace. It doesn't stay in the United States.
Jun 5, 2012
U.S. aviation emissions have declined since 2000. They are down more than 12 percent through 2010.
Jun 5, 2012
We called on the EU to halt EU ETS as it pertains to international aviation and to find a global solution for aviation greenhouse gas emissions at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Jun 5, 2012
We don't have any regime. We have no effort to control carbon, except for the individual efforts of cities' mayors.
Jun 5, 2012
The United States of America has been one of the principal foot-draggers in this entire effort.
Jun 5, 2012
The United States Government takes a back seat to no one when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector.
May 22, 2012
What I like about that is, that will do more to cause the treatment of Medicare to be scrutinized than anything else and will save a lot of money without reducing benefits or payments to doctors, because that is written into the…
May 22, 2012
What concerns me greatly is the medical community's inability to try new things that they have not tried in the hopes that they might work.
May 22, 2012
But the fact that there are so many people, 70 million people, in Medicaid, and millions and millions of children in the Children's Health Insurance Program, the fact that that is not given weight formally in the CMMI experimentation or…
May 15, 2012
We are working to preserve the Internet as a free-market globally, and oppose international proposals that could stifle Internet innovation.
May 15, 2012
The Connect to Compete Initiative enlists government, nonprofit, and private sector leaders to tackle the barriers to adoption.
May 15, 2012
The FCC's successful E-Rate program, created thanks to the leadership of Senators Rockefeller and Snowe, has already helped connect virtually every library and classroom in America.
May 15, 2012
Senator Rockefeller and Senator Snowe led the effort in creating a program that truly benefits schools and kids around the country.
May 15, 2012
Such a position seems to undermine the clear intent of this Committee and of Congress toward creating a nationwide network.
May 9, 2012
As Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), she will coordinate science and technology research within the national security arena, including cybersecurity.
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