Feb 7, 2011
today, along with my colleague Senator Snowe of Maine, I am introducing legislation to exempt universal service contributions and the universal service support programs from what is commonly referred to as the Antideficiency Act. The…
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.
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Feb 7, 2011
This is the Federal aviation bill. It has been deemed to be only the Federal aviation bill, which is good, because that means extraneous amendments are not germane. We are trying to work our way through this aviation policy issue business…
Feb 3, 2011
this is an enormously important amendment. To be quite truthful, I think Senator Whitehouse would have been satisfied with just having it accepted by both sides, which it would have been. I said: Please bring it to a vote. This is a…
Feb 3, 2011
I oppose this amendment also. There are reasons for Davis-Bacon. One of them, for example, is it protects communities and employers by keeping the wage standards of low-wage areas from being imported into high-wage areas, and also the…
Feb 3, 2011
you have just heard a classic Joe Manchin speech. It truly is. It is full of optimism, strength, common purpose, no problem cannot be solved, and the desire for bipartisan cooperation. If anybody can bring our two sides together, surely he…
Feb 3, 2011
I understand the Senator from Oklahoma has a particularly difficult scheduling problem right now and for most of the afternoon. So putting his amendments in and talking about them, whatever he wishes to do, is important to him and also is…
Feb 2, 2011
I recognize the majority of the population growth in this country, and, therefore, the need for more flights, is in the West. It is not in the East. That is extremely important. We deny it, but a lot of people are east coast centric, and…
Feb 2, 2011
It is an extraordinarily dangerous situation, this whole concept of stronger lasers, more carefully targeted lasers from greater distances, and being able to do it from behind trees and hidden places blinding, probably temporarily at this…
Feb 2, 2011
I rise to speak about--which I did a little bit yesterday--the modernization of the Nation's air traffic control system. It is kind of important to New York and New Jersey. I cannot emphasize enough to all of my colleagues the importance…
Feb 1, 2011
I will not be too long. As it happens, on the poll, over a period of months and months, people saw this thing happening, and they didn't like it. People lined up on one side or the other--mostly one side--and they didn't like it. It turns…
Feb 1, 2011
Our economy has begun to slowly turn around, and the demand for air travel has slowly begun to grow. Airlines have cautiously increased capacity. If we act now, we can be prepared to meet the challenges of adding millions of passengers to…
Feb 1, 2011
When I think of the health care bill and all the work that went into it--the work that went into it is not that important, it is the product that came out. When he says the American people are against it, that was actually quite true for a…
Feb 1, 2011
I wish to make a few comments on the health care bill, which, in and of itself, interests me because we are here doing FAA. If I remember correctly, I stood here at excessive length and gave a speech about the importance of the FAA bill…
Feb 1, 2011
Today is the 110th birthday of Frank Buckles, the longest surviving American veteran of the First World War. Frank Buckles is a wonderful man who still lives on his farm in West Virginia thanks to the extraordinary care provided by his…
Feb 1, 2011
Today--February 1--is the 110th birthday of Frank Buckles, the longest surviving veteran of World War I. It is also the day that I am proud to introduce a bipartisan bill to recognize the extraordinary efforts of 4 million men and women…
Feb 1, 2011
I wish to thank the majority leader for bringing this bill to the floor so promptly--the first bill of this year, the 112th Congress. The Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act reauthorizes the Federal Aviation…
Jan 31, 2011
I rise today with Senators Webb, McCaskill, Tim Johnson, Manchin, Ben Nelson, and Conrad to introduce the EPA Regulations Suspension Act of 2011. We are introducing this legislation for a simple but enormously important reason. At a time…
Jan 31, 2011
I rise before you today with Senators Snowe, Leahy, Wyden, Johnson and Kerry to introduce important legislation--the Guardians of Freedom Act of 2011--which will make the Chief of the National Guard Bureau a member of the Joint Chiefs of…
Jan 26, 2011
today, I rise to introduce the Child Support Protection Act of 2011 with my colleagues, Senators Cornyn, Kohl, and Snowe. This bill continues the long-standing, bipartisan support of Congress for the Child Support Enforcement program…
Jan 25, 2011
today I am proud to introduce the Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2011. This legislation is identical to the bill I introduced last Congress with Senator Carte Goodwin and will afford miners in West Virginia and…
Jan 25, 2011
I rise today to reintroduce the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act. Radio spectrum is a tremendous resource. It can grow our economy and put innovative wireless services in the hands of consumers and businesses. It also can…
Jan 5, 2011
I want to join my colleagues in congratulating Senator Barbara A. Mikulski as she becomes the longest serving female Senator in American history. Senator Mikulski and I began our Senate careers in the 1980s, and it has been my privilege to…
Dec 1, 2010
This is, after 25 years of public service in the Congress, this is the last hearing that Senator Dorgan will chair.
Dec 1, 2010
I believe it is so terribly important that we get this right, that we communicate with the public, and that we continue to let them know why these measures are important.
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