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- Sen. Jay Rockefeller on Democratic memo announcing plans to play politics on Senate intelligence committee, on MSNBC: "The memo is not a memo
- * Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) on Democratic memo announcing plans to play politics on Senate intelligence committee, on MSNBC: "The memo is not a memo. The memo is just an option thing which staff prepared for me." ... Sen. Kit Bond (R., Mo.) on Rockefeller's "option thing," on CNN:...
- Research articles 2003-12-08
- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Sens. Byrd & Rockefeller for Voting to Regulate Tobacco Products
- WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Campaign for Tobacco- Free Kids applauded U.S. Sens. Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) for voting July 15 to pass historic legislation to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA authoritWASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Campaign for Tobacco- Free...
- Research articles 2004-07-20
- Rockefeller adds on 'Indecency': senator: pay TV oversight should be in telecom bill.(John D. Rockefeller )
- WASHINGTON -- Sen. John D. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) said he wants to include in pending telecommunications-reform legislation proposals to authorize, for the first time in pay TV history, federal regulation of cable and satellite TV providers for indecent and excessively violent content. ...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
- Body Blow for Martin in Violence Bill.(John D. Rockefeller's cable television bill not carrying Kevin Martin proposed la carte regulations)
- By Ted Hearn Rockefeller Legislation Will Not Include A La Carte Mandates Washington - The Senate's most vocal critic of television mayhem is just a few weeks away from unveiling a new bill designed to cut back on...
- Research articles 2007-05-28
- Rockefeller details positions on Medicaid, Social Security
- U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., took a hard line against his Republican colleagues in the Senate and the Bush administration on issues ranging from homeland security to Medicaid to Social Security to judicial nominations.Appearing on the latest episode of West Virginia Media's weekly public affairs talk show, "Decision Makers," Rockefeller...
- Research articles 2005-05-27
- Senator Rockefeller Endorses Barack Obama
- Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee Says Obama is Right Leader to Meet Nation's Challenges CHICAGO -- Today, Senator Jay Rockefeller, the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, endorsed Barack Obama for president, citing his judgment on the Iraq war and national security issues, and calling him the right candidate...
- Research articles 2008-02-29
- Healthcare Roundup: Surgical Checklist Surges, Rockefeller Cues EHR Mandate, Health Plan Enrollment Drops, ASCs Suck Straw, and More
- Good start for safety measure â€" In January, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement announced that it was trying to get all U.S. hospitals to test a surgical checklist by April 1. The checklist for ORs and surgeons has been shown to reduce complications and mortality. Although only 622 hospitalsâ€"about 10...
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Rockefeller Eyes FAA Extension
- Senate lawmakers are considering another three-month extension to FAA's operating authority, the clearest signal yet that a full reauthorization bill is not expected to be passed this year. The current extension expires Dec. 31, so a further one would extend through the end of March. This would be the eighth...
- News items 2009-11-25
- Toyota May Be Revving Up for Expansion.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 22--Sen. Jay Rockefeller hopes to announce some "good news" about the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant in Buffalo within the next month, according to Terri Giles, a representative from Rockefeller's staff. Dec. 22--Sen. Jay Rockefeller hopes to announce some "good news" about the...
- Research articles 2000-12-25
- Senate proposal gives president authority over the Internet
- Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting...
- News items 2009-08-28
- CMA Opposes liability Bill, Warns It May Cause Major Harm
- THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY is strongly opposed" to the product liability compromise legislation negotiated between Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) and the Clinton Administration, a top industry official told the US Senate last THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY is strongly opposed" to the product liability compromise...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
- CMA Opposes liability Bill, Warns It May Cause Major Harm.(Chemical Manufacturers Association)
- THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY is strongly opposed" to the product liability compromise legislation negotiated between Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) and the Clinton Administration, a top industry official told the US Senate last THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY is strongly opposed" to the product liability compromise...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
- Toyota to Add 150 Jobs at Buffalo Plant
- BUFFALO -U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., used the Japanese term "wabisabi"-translated as "the beauty of things incomplete"-to describe the Toyota Motor Manufacturing facility in Putnam County.BUFFALO -U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., used the Japanese term "wabisabi"-translated as "the beauty of things incomplete"-to describe the Toyota Motor Manufacturing facility in Putnam...
- Research articles 2005-05-06
- Universal LTC legislation in Congress. (long-term care)
- WASHINGTON--Citing a failure in the private market, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., has introduced legislation requiring the federal government to provide universal long-term care coverage. WASHINGTON--Citing a failure in the private market, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., has introduced legislation requiring the federal government to...
- Research articles 1992-04-20
- Product liability reform: 'war' on the Senate floor.(includes related article on Florida 'sick building' case)
- The Senate faces a tough battle over product liability reform, according to Senator Jay Rockefeller, who spoke to the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Assn. He said the Senate has the best chance in years to change the law, and urged the industry to keep up itThe Senate faces a tough battle...
- Research articles 1995-05-01
- Revised Bill Still Gives Obama Unprecedented Cyber Security Powers
- After receiving a hailstorm of criticism for his first version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, Sen. Jay Rockefeller revises legislation to encounter even more criticism. In both versions, the controversy swirls around the president's ability to shut down private Internet networks in the case of a national emergency.Sen. Jay...
- News items 2009-08-31
- Revised Bill Still Gives Obama Unprecedented Cyber-security Powers
- After receiving a hailstorm of criticism for his first version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, Sen. Jay Rockefeller revises the legislation to encounter even more criticism. In both versions, the controversy rests on the president's ability to shut down private Internet networks in the case of a national emergency.Sen....
- News items 2009-08-31
- Sen. Fights TV Violence.(John D. Rockefeller )
- By Ted Hearn Rockefeller Calls on Government to Curb Violent TV Fare Washington-- TV content critic Sen. John D. "Jay" Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) said last Monday that action by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission is urgently needed...
- Research articles 2007-03-12
- West Virginia Senator Asks for Federal Oversight of Airport Security.
- By Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--Sen. Jay Rockefeller called Tuesday for the federal government to take over the screening of all passengers on the nation's airlines. "In my opinion, the airlines and...
- Research articles 2001-09-19
- NTIA, RUS To Delay Announcement Of Broadband Bid Winners
- The naming of winning bidders in the broadband stimulus grant/loan program will be delayed by a month or so, according to the heads of the relevant government agencies. The self-imposed deadline had been early November, but NTIA head Larry Strickling said Tuesday: "We're going to take a few more weeks...
- News items 2009-10-27
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