Jay Rockefeller

This hearing will come to order, and it is going to be an absolutely wonderful hearing.

the FCC's distribution model has frustrated us since 2008

for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

I rise to commend and thank Mike Davidson for his decades of extraordinarily dedicated and consequential service to our Nation, most recently as the general counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence over the past 8 years…

I rise today to discuss my strong support for the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act that the Finance Committee approved yesterday. This is an important bipartisan and bicameral bill that deserves to pass and become…

as a member of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, I have the honor and privilege each year to recognize a West Virginia family for efforts to promote adoption. This is an exceptional program that highlights how policies and…

I rise today with a deep sense of honor and a deep sense of sadness to speak about the late Senator Charles Harting Percy of Illinois who passed away this past Saturday, with his family surrounding him. Before I begin, though, I also wish…

I rise in opposition--very strong opposition--to the Paul amendment. The Senate voted on this earlier this year and turned it down very emphatically. The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, is taken for granted by some. They just assume…

I am impressed by Stephanie Thacker's superior intellect, her passion for the law, her unquestioned integrity, and her strong character.

Stephanie Thacker is without doubt the perfect person for this vacancy on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and she has my unwavering support.

this is a very important nomination for the people of West Virginia and deeply personal to me

My purpose is that I am deeply honored to put before you and introduce Stephanie Dawn Thacker, one of the finest judicial nominees I have ever known.

I share the Senator's concerns about the CPSC's delay in promulgating its regulations in accordance with the mandates of CPSIA. While I sympathize with the CPSC over its resource constraints, the Commission must accelerate its efforts and…

it is my great pleasure to congratulate and pay tribute to Gary Locke, who has been the Secretary of Commerce since March 2009 and was recently confirmed by the Senate to be the U.S. Ambassador to China. Secretary Locke has been a truly…

I rise to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues, Senators Durbin and Pryor, over the passage of H.R. 2715, a bill that passed on the House suspension calendar by a vote of 421-2 and the Senate by unanimous consent. Due to the fact that…

I made one mistake in my remarks--which is very unusual. The repeal of the National Mediation Board's decision language did in fact pass the House. I said it didn't. It never passed the Senate and has never been debated in the Senate. The…

may I make a further comment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.

we are entering the second workweek of a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. I know the Congress, the President, and the American people have been focused on the debt and deficit crisis, but behind that, and not in the…

Senator Tom Harkin is on his way from the meeting the Presiding Officer and I were just at because we both want to talk more about this National Mediation Board crisis and also the fact that the FAA is on hold, that we cannot do anything…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Vermont.

last week I came to the Senate floor to ask unanimous consent to pass something called--a very easy thing--a clean extension of the FAA bill, something the Senate has done 20 times. This is the 21st time--4 years waiting to pass a…

yesterday, at the direction of the leadership, the House passed an FAA extension. Unlike the 20 previous FAA extensions, their extension included changes to FAA policy that had not been agreed to by both the House and the Senate--both…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for, hopefully, no more than 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. FAA Reauthorization Extension

If they are headed to the Arctic, we all know that we have a tremendous gap in monitoring observation and research.

States like my home state of West Virginia need sound infrastructure desperately to boost economic development in rural communities.