Frank Lautenberg: “The scientific community also has expressed serious concerns about the quality of our country's crime labs.”

I thank the chairman for making this clarification. I agree completely with my colleagues concerning the need for section 3004. Could the language in section 3004 about inclusion of specific project recommendations and feasibility studies…

We must meet this challenge with our full commitment.

I'm proud to have written the only Federal law on ocean acidification--'The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act'.

Although we have had a complete trade ban on Iran since 1995, a significant loophole existed that allowed the foreign subsidiaries of American companies to do business with Iran.