Jay Rockefeller

There are numerous programs where the Government assists in creating a financing market. We are doing it. For example, is the opposition to this initiative suggesting--and I would think they would have to be to be consistent…

I do not want people to be swayed by his personal generosity in terms of their votes, Madam President. But it is just a very generous thing. Dr. John Carruthers, the head of Intel, testifying on behalf of the American Electronics…

what the Senator from Missouri has just done is very gracious. He knows I have a 4 o'clock appointment that I have to keep, and he is allowing me to speak. I want to say to those who might be watching and listening to this debate that it…

I would like to make a plea for, in a sense, kind of cool heads on this because I really do not think that the country wanted to see us fighting in this way over this bill, which was designed to create precisely the kinds of jobs that we…

conduct in Washington over the past few days reminds me of a biblical warning about straining out a gnat while swallowing a camel. This week we have heard a grinding tirade about a 16-year-old real estate transaction and precious few…

I listened, as usual, with great respect to the argument of the Senator from Missouri about this matter. I respect the Senator from Missouri very much on trade issues and I usually agree with him. I serve on the Finance Committee with the…

I rise to once again ask my colleagues to consider the urgency and importance of the bill before us, S. 4, the National Competitiveness Act. I am still trying to understand why it is taking so much time and energy to pass a bill that is…

just over a month ago, President Clinton came here to Capitol Hill not just to tell America what the state of the Nation is but to deliver a message to us from America in no uncertain terms. Basically, our health care system is in absolute…

If any one of us tried to sell this health care formula we have, which is to spend more and more money for less and less dependable care, we would be laughed right out of every shareholders meeting and business office in our country. It is…

I want to take a few moments to talk about the uniquely negative impact a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution would have upon the brave men and women who have defended this country. Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces make up a…

I oppose the decision to rescind the defense funding from the joint DOD/NASA Landsat program in H.R. 3759, the emergency supplemental appropriations act. This rescission jeopardizes our land remote sensing program, a program the United…

I am pleased to note that this emergency supplemental appropriations measure includes $45.6 million for cleanup at the Sepulveda, VA, Medical Center, as well as $21 million in new budget authority for medical care and other expenses…

America's future lies with its children. Recognizing the importance of providing educational and occupational training for today's youth, I am proud to cosponsor the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. This legislation represents part of an…

I am proud today to join Senator Kennedy and the bipartisan coalition who have been supporting this important piece of legislation. Goals 2000, Educate America Act, is a key effort to reform and revitalize our education system by focusing…

I was enormously saddened this past weekend to learn of the death of a good friend and fellow West Virginian, Ned H. Guthrie, of Charleston. I have known Ned for many years, and I am most sincere when I say that without a doubt he was an…

I would like to raise the issue of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, an independent Federal agency established in 1975 to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and Japan. It accomplishes its…

I would like to raise the issue of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, an independent Federal agency established in 1975 to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and Japan. It accomplishes its…

...mountaintop removal should certainly be encouraged, if not specifically dictated.

We know that strip mining is tearing up the beauty of our state. We know that strip mining is not a good economic future for West Virginia and not a good economic future for our children. And we know that, whatever advantage it has now…