Jay Rockefeller

S. 1036 is an important bill because it is the first reauthorization proposal that specifically seeks to integrate environment and energy goals into the Nation's transportation policy.

I worry that rural States like West Virginia will be left behind, and I simply will not stand for that.

Have our regulatory models kept up? Yesterday, I had the Chairman of the FCC, for a nomination hearing, and I said if he didn't fix his shop, we were going to do it for him.

We're a fair country, we don't treat people unequally.

We can remedy that on this committee.

I have concerns that too many consumers are bound to confusing contracts, I mean brilliantly constructed, but not funny and not amusing to people who don't necessarily spend all their time reading the fine print on prescription drugs or on…

I think it is also one of the most under-appreciated and is one of the very most important.

The powers of the FCC are absolutely vast.

This has been an exciting week for our oceans, starting out on Monday with World Oceans Day, and celebrating Capitol Hill Ocean Week.

I am very pleased that the Committee will be hearing from The Honorable Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of NOAA, today as we discuss our oceans, climate change, and many other important issues in the context of the National Oceanic and…

I, along with Senators Rockefeller and Dorgan, called for an official GAO investigation into what specific roles NTSB and FAA should be playing in aircraft icing prevention.

I hope that moving forward FAA will give all of NTSB's future recommendations better consideration.

Your Committee's call for a hearing on June 10 to further investigate the causal factors of the Colgan Flight 3407 fatal crash are critically important.

Climate change is acidifying the waters, warming oceans, and creating giant dead zones.

The economic health of America is undeniably linked to the riches of our oceans and coasts.

We must strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

As part of the massive restructuring that is required to sustain a viable and competitive U.S. automobile industry, short-term pain at every level of the supply chain is unavoidable.

I think each company has a responsibility to assure this committee that it is not using this restructuring process to unfairly increase prices on hard working Americans.

It is critically important that the new Chrysler Group have a viable, realigned dealer network on day one.

Let me be very, very clear, I honestly don't believe that companies should be allowed to take taxpayer funds for a bailout, and then leave it to local dealers and their customers to fend for themselves, with no real plan, no real notice…

To do this at the expense of workers and consumers in the wrong way is just plain wrong.

I hope that we hear a commitment from both manufacturers today that steps will be taken to ease this transition.

Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Dorgan played key roles in obtaining this new rulemaking authority for the FTC.

Chairman Rockefeller sent letters to Webloyalty, Inc., and Vertrue, Inc., requesting information and documents related to their online business practices.

If I am confirmed, you have my commitment that your committee, and all other committees of the Senate and House with jurisdictional oversight for Census Bureau will be given regular progress reports on 2010 Census operational milestones…