Jay Rockefeller

These are services that are vital to our democracy, in fact.

It is vitally important that when we have mergers in these markets, consumers cannot be left with lesser programming and higher rates.

At the heart of American democracy is our commitment to free speech and expression.

When companies swell to include both content and distribution, we need to pay attention.

I just hope that we don't overdo it, but that we do just the right amount of regulatory and Congressional action.

I think Congress and the regulators need to tread very carefully and make sure that the policies we discuss take account of the evolving nature of the marketplace.

Preserving free over-the-air stations is an essential component of this transaction, in my opinion.

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I appreciate this opportunity to share my perspective on the impact Comcast has had on independent cable and satellite networks.

We can't afford to say that. We may not get the money to do it, but we can never stop fighting for that.

Transportation is our country's lifeblood; it facilitates every aspect of the economy, creates jobs, drives new growth.

We need to have national goals in drawing those plans up, and we have to have very clear objectives.

DOD and the VA can do a better job 'normalizing' post traumatic stress by 'relabeling' the problem.

Thank you for your testimony and the commitment of NAMI to the Family to Family program for education and support.

We need to look back and focus forward.

We take these matters seriously in this committee.

Sincerely, John D. Rockefeller IV, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

It is no secret that Toyota is an important company in America, not only to my home State of West Virginia, but to our national economy.

Every single response by an automobile manufacturer ought to be submitted with an affidavit that is sworn under penalty of perjury.

NHTSA's actions and inactions in the years leading up to today are deeply troubling.

I do intend to work on comprehensive legislation--let that be known--to get at all of these issues in a real way.

The American people deserve a top-to-bottom review, not just on past errors, but of the road ahead.

If Toyota wants to remain successful, and regain consumer confidence and trust, it needs to find this balance once again.

At its core, today's hearing is about the millions of Americans who drive to work, drive to the grocery store, or carpool their kids to school and other activities, in every day in every way.