Frank Lautenberg: “First, I wish to say I am so pleased to be with colleagues who are standing up for activity on behalf of the citizens…”

“First, I wish to say I am so pleased to be with colleagues who are standing up for activity on behalf of the citizens, the constituents we represent, to get things done. I doubt many of us would be happy with a report card we got in either high school or college or whatever education we got beyond that--I doubt we would be proud of any report card that resembles that which we have obtained in this facility, in this great house of debate, in this distinguished body of legislators, one of the most prominent--the most prominent--let me qualify that--legislative body across the world and the envy of so many who think the United States is still one great country. We want to do the right thing. But here what has happened, we find ourselves in a morass of dilatory activities, things that do nothing but stop progress, and that is the mission we see. I congratulate my colleagues who have taken hold here to make sure we do whatever we can to change the facility.”