Explained: Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89

Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator, died at 89

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

An anti-poverty program Rockefeller joined in West Virginia in 1964

Children's Health Insurance Program

Legislation Rockefeller authored in 1997 to assist poor families whose incomes are too high for Medicaid

mountaintop removal mining

A surface mining method in coal production that Rockefeller opposed EPA oversight of

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Senate committee Rockefeller chaired, focused on consumer rights and infrastructure issues