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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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Jul 15, 2014

Too much power in the hands of too few--that's really what the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger would produce.

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Jul 15, 2014

I also want to express DISH's concerns about the proposed AT&T/DIRECTV merger.

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Jul 15, 2014

I continue to believe that one of the core policy questions that the Congress must grapple with as it looks to reform video policy is how to nurture new competitive technologies and services.

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Jul 15, 2014

I produced a bill, which caused some angst on K Street, but obviously opened up a conversation.

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Jul 15, 2014

My goal is to figure out a way to make sure every American has a free, robust, net neutral Internet as well as a broadband access that is affordable because it is becoming as essential as heat and water.

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Jul 8, 2014

I believe that we're still falling a bit short of edifying and improving, augmenting, the aspect of the students.

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Jul 8, 2014

Do the schools and athletic leagues sufficiently minimize the risk of concussions?

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Jul 8, 2014

How did college sports benefit Mr. Napier on the nights he had to go to bed hungry?

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Jul 8, 2014

I want to have an objective, open-minded and frank discussion on this subject.

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Jul 8, 2014

How are young men, who strap on their helmets on a football field in front of 100,000 passionate and paying customers, how are they doing?

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Jul 8, 2014

Are colleges and universities living up to their end of the bargain in providing them with a good education?

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Jun 2, 2014

I'm concerned this could have unintended consequences on safety.

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May 20, 2014

Nobody is going to stop it. It is the law, and it will work.

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May 20, 2014

It is important to be fair, and it is important to see the bad and the good.

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May 20, 2014

I will not take time now to detail how much time and money the opponents of the MLR law spent trying to kill it.

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May 20, 2014

Insurers could purge sick people from those rolls.

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May 20, 2014

The commercial health insurance market worked before we passed the ACA.

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May 20, 2014

This piece of law is working, and it is on the way.

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May 20, 2014

Delivering Consumers Better Health Care Value for their Premium Dollars: the Success Story of the Minimum Medical Loss Ratio Law

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May 14, 2014

I am deeply troubled by the increasing reports of employee misconduct in VA facilities around the country.

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May 14, 2014

If these reports are true, then appropriate action must be taken.

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May 14, 2014

Amidst stories of alleged secret waiting lists and falsified records, however, I do believe that it is important for everyone to remember one key fact: the VA treats millions of veterans every year, and it treats them exceptionally well.

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May 13, 2014

In a Senate so full of toxicity and partisanship, I think your sort of attitude, your listening, your energy, your knowledge, your ability to defer properly things which you have not yet done because you are still in another job but are…

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May 13, 2014

I would ask you to work with us on, I guess, two aspects of this: working for comprehensive reform of child welfare, number one, and also, as we do that, to help all children in that system.

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