Jul 18, 2002
If the House refuses, then, at the very least, Senators should insist that all conference negotiations are held in public.
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 18, 2002
The truth is this country finds itself in the midst of a corporate crime wave.
Jul 11, 2002
the corporate accounting scandals that have unfolded over the previous few months have caused incalculable damage to the American economy. Millions of people have been harmed, among them some of our most vulnerable citizens, including…
Jun 26, 2002
Coalminers in this country have risked their lives and limbs, making enormous sacrifices to fuel our nation. We owe them the respect and benefits they have earned. Sadly, these miners' families are being abandoned in their time of greatest…
Jun 20, 2002
I am pleased to introduce ``A First Step to Long-Term Care Act of 2002.'' This is a targeted long-term care package--a first step in the direction of long-term care reform. This legislation is about protecting assets, expanding home care…
Jun 20, 2002
139 years ago today, on June 20, 1863, West Virginia became the 35th State admitted to the Union. The only State born of Civil War, West Virginia was signed into existence by the hand of Abraham Lincoln. I am both proud and grateful to be…
Jun 13, 2002
for many generations, the people of West Virginia have distinguished themselves by their willingness to serve their country in the armed forces. West Virginians understand the cost of freedom and have always been willing to pay it when…
May 23, 2002
I certainly share the Senator's concern regarding the potential for new trade agreements to weaken U.S. trade remedy laws, in particular the antidumping and countervailing duty laws. These essential laws level the playing field on which…
May 23, 2002
I also wish to clarify with my colleagues that section 2(c)(9) is a ``no weakening'' provision, and not a ``no net weakening'' provision. In other words, the President is directed to reject any new international obligation whose acceptance…
May 21, 2002
The Senator from Alaska has mentioned politics and that the steel industry evidently decided not to take advantage of this multibillion-dollar offer that he and I talked about a number of times. I made it very clear to the Senator from…
May 21, 2002
No other industry has ever gone before the ITC in the last 20 years and come out with a unanimous vote proving injury because of imports as has the steel industry. No other industry has ever been so totally and entirely neglected by the…
May 21, 2002
we received confirmation yesterday that Sergeant Gene Vance of Morgantown, West Virginia, was killed on Sunday in an exchange of gunfire near the village of Shkin, near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan. Sergeant Vance was a member of the…
May 16, 2002
That is correct. I think I understand what the Senator is also asking. And that is, if it is a 1-year program, we are only talking about 10 years. I would be happy to hand over a chart exactly of what is proposed. In fact, the funding is…
May 16, 2002
I am answering, if the Senator would allow me to answer the question the way I would like to. That can provide health care for a couple of years, but not with the steelworker retirees. That is only a 12-month period, and that is it, once.
May 16, 2002
As best we can figure, 25 percent of the steelworkers who might receive this proposal are not receiving Medicare. As such, none have prescription drugs.
May 16, 2002
In the underlying amendment for TAA workers who are different than steel retirees; those are active workers you are talking about. I am talking about steel retirees.
May 16, 2002
May I correct the Senator for a second? Remember that the company they are working for no longer exists in order for them to qualify.
May 16, 2002
I will be happy to try to answer that. First of all, included in the $179 million--which I assume came as some surprise to the Senator from Oklahoma, because that is the entire cost over the entire amendment--the scoring group took into…
May 16, 2002
In the steel industry you have some conflict between integrated steel mills and minimills which take scrap and turn it into steel. It is an arcane but nevertheless very real conflict. I called Dan DiMicco in California about this…
May 16, 2002
There has never been a case I know of in American history where the Government, over a period of 30 years, since the passing of the Trade Act in 1974, has been so absolutely unilaterally egregiously negligent of the interests of fulfilling…
May 16, 2002
As to the matter of how much it costs each family, that is not yet available because the circumstances vary enormously. Sometimes there might be a little bit of health care left over. In virtually all cases, there was none left over. The…
May 16, 2002
I also want to make one point clear. Some people say: Why can't the Department of Labor--which sort of decides on TAA matters--why doesn't it just include, administratively, steel retirees? They cannot. They do not have the power to do…
May 16, 2002
If I may answer the Senator, unlike the coal industry, the steel industry has a whole series of different bargained health benefit packages. I don't know exactly, but my guess is that right now the steel companies probably pay about 90…
May 16, 2002
If I can answer the Senator's question, it is not any steelworker. It isn't anybody in chapter 7 or chapter 11. It is only to those who are vested, which by itself is a 15-year requirement. They get nothing that TAA, if it were to pass…
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