1998 Press Releases

January

• Rockefeller, US Airways Executives Launch New Regional Jet Service at Yeager Airport with Demonstration Flight
• Rockefeller, Gore Announce Historic Push in War Against Cancer
• Statement From U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller Reacting to the President's State of the Union
• Rockefeller Announces China Contract for FCX
• Rockefeller, Underwood, Toyota Motor Corporation Announce Buffalo Plant Expansion
• Rockefeller Accelerates into the Future
• Statement by U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller Regarding Governor Cecil Underwood's State of State Address
• Rockefeller to Meet with Toyota's Top Executives
• Rockefeller Discusses West Virginia Wildlife Adventure Resort with Investors in Taiwan
• Rockefeller Witnesses Final Deal on TLM Aerospace Creating up to 400 Jobs in the Eastern Panhandle
• Rockefeller Announces Agreement in Taiwan to Bring 200 Jobs to West Virginia
• Rockefeller Visits Asia to Boost West Virginia Trade

February

• Rockefeller Applauds Comair's Announcement That it Will Introduce Jet Service to Tri-State Airport in Huntington
• Rockefeller Unveils New Internet Web Page
• Rockefeller Announces West Virginia to Get Three Foreign Trade Zones
• Rockefeller Announces $745,346 in Grants to Put Cops on the Street
• Rockefeller Chats on-line with Veterans in Clarksburg and Martinsburg to inaugurate New Computer Labs
• Rockefeller Announces New Technology to Help Veterans Cut Red Tape and Save Money

March

• Rockefeller Chats On-line With Students in Marshall County
  • Transcript of Senator Rockefeller’s On-line Chat with Students at Cameron High School
• Rockefeller Celebrates Children's Health Legislation With Morgantown Families
• Rockefeller Awards First Round of Monthly Honors to Students For Outstanding Writing, Art And Computer Work
• Rockefeller's Chief of Staff Moving to Private Sector
• Rockefeller And Snowe Introduce Legislation to Improve Collection of Child Support
• Rockefeller Cosponsors Legislation to Help Atomic Veterans
• Rockefeller's Academy Nominees Appointed
• DoD Acknowledges for the First Time That Potentially Dangerous Drug Was Used Improperly in Persian Gulf War
• Rockefeller to Receive Award for Work on Behalf of Children
• National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
• Rockefeller Votes for Three Anti-Drunk Driving Measures to Make West Virginia Roads Safer
• Rockefeller Joins Medicare Commission Members at White House Meeting With President Clinton
• Rockefeller Announces $42,207 Grant to Put a New Police Officer on the Streets in Gilbert, Mingo County
• Rockefeller Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Unfair Tariff Affecting U.S. Polyester Producers 

April

• GAO Report Finds Several Problems with VA's Implementation of Health Program for Spouses and Children of Gulf War Veterans
• TLM Aerospace Breaks Ground on Martinsburg Factory
• Rockefeller Chats Online With Students in Raleigh County
  • Transcript of Senator Rockefeller's Online Chat with Shady Springs High School
• Rockefeller Introduces Legislation to Improve Air Service to West Virginia and Other Underserved Communities
• Rockefeller Announces New Jet Service For Charleston
• Rockefeller, Underwood and Cisco Systems Executive Announce New Computer Networking Training For West Virginia Students
• Rockefeller Announces $3.2 Million in Grants to Put More Police Officers on the Streets of West Virginia
• Rockefeller Links to Kanawha County Students with Computer Video Chat
  • Transcript of Online Chat with Geography Students at Nitro High School
• Rockefeller Names Tamera Stanton Luzzatto as His New Chief of Staff
• Rockefeller to Hold Town Meetings on Medicare's Future
• Rockefeller Announces Additional Jet Service For Charleston
• Rockefeller Fights to Protect Funding for Veterans
• Rockefeller Introduces Consumer Protection Act

May

• Rockefeller Holds Town Meeting in Fayette County to Discuss Medicare's Future
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs Joins Rockefeller For Veterans' Events in Huntington
• Rockefeller Chats Online with Students in Jefferson County
• Transcript of Senator Rockefeller's Online Chat with Jefferson High School

June

• Senate Accepts Two Rockefeller Amendments on Veterans' Health Issues
• Rockefeller Announces Two New VA Health Clinics for the Eastern Panhandle
• Statement from U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) regarding U.S. Supreme Court Decision Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security et al.
• Rockefeller to Accompany Clinton to China
• Rockefeller Hosts Disabled American Veterans Dedication And Drive-away Ceremony in Washington
• Snowe, Rockefeller Call FCC Action on E-rate 'Disappointing'; Vow to Continue Fight to "Connect Students and Classrooms to the Future"
• Rockefeller, Congressmen, Union Leaders  Celebrate Weirton Steel's Campaign to End Korean Unfair Trade Practices
• Rockefeller Joins Transportation Secretary to Announce National Scenic Byway Roads
• Senate Agrees to Reimburse VA for Costs of Providing Tobacco-related Health Care to Veterans
• Transcript of Senator Rockefeller's Online Chat with Fairmont Senior High School
• Rockefeller Encourages Charleston Area to Take Advantage of New Jet Service

July

• Rockefeller Hosts Export Seminar in Charleston
• Rockefeller Celebrates New River Health Association's 20 Years of Family Health Care Service
• Senator Rockefeller Names New Communications Director
• Statement of Senator Jay Rockefeller on Product Liability Bill
• Rockefeller, Byrd Announce New VA Health Clinic in Charleston

August

• Statement of Senator Jay Rockefeller Regarding Today's Military Action (August 20, 1998)

September

• Rockefeller Announces $2 Million Cops Award
• Rockefeller Announces $153,786 Grant to Bluefield State College
• Rockefeller Selected for Social Security Task Force
• Rockefeller Announces $887,000 Grant For Health Center in Boone County
• Senator Rockefeller Meets with Clinton Regarding Investigation
• Rockefeller Discusses Education Technology With West Virginia Students, Chats Online with Raleigh County Teacher
• Senators Rockefeller and Byrd Announce Committee Recommendation of Bob King for U.S. Court of Appeals
• Rockefeller Announces $110,506 Grant to Charles Town Police
• Senators  Rockefeller and Specter Release Final Report of Special Investigation Into Gulf War Illnesses
• Statement by U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller regarding release of the report

October

• Rockefeller Bill Urging Action on Steel Crisis Signed into Law
• Rockefeller Discusses Educational Advances at Wood County Partnerships-In-Education Luncheon
• Rockefeller Chats Online with Students in Kanawha County
  • Read the Transcript of the Chat
• Statement of Senator Rockefeller on Passage of Budget
• Comprehensive Veterans' Health Care and Benefits Bill Clears Congress
• Legislation to Help WV Home Health Agencies Set to Become Law
• Rockefeller Addresses WV Science Teachers to Discuss Importance of Technology in Education
• Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Strengthen Nation's Abuse And Neglect Courts
• Rockefeller Introduces Legislation to Provide Relief For U.S. Steel Industry
• Rockefeller Urges Action to Protect Domestic Steel
• Rockefeller Testifies in Support of Miners' Health Benefits
• Rockefeller, Byrd Introduce Hinton Native for OMB Deputy Director
• Rockefeller Expresses Concern over Dramatic Increase in the Number of Families Without Health Insurance
• Rockefeller Chats Online with Students in Mineral County
• Read the Transcript of the Chat

November

• Rockefeller Calls For Intensified Action to Combat Steel Imports
• Rockefeller Announces Senate Steel Caucus Hearing to Discuss Crisis
• Rockefeller Announces "E-rate" Funds for West Virginia
  • Overview of the "E-rate" (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Rockefeller Visits Weirton to Discuss Steel Crisis
• Rockefeller Urges Clinton to Make Steel a Top Priority During Trip to Asia