Frank Lautenberg: “Does this spill not show a more urgent need for big investments in clean alternatives to oil?”

We also need to expand our research into climate change so we better understand the coming impacts, and how to mitigate them.

Some will say now isn't the time to make public investments. Some will say we can't afford it.

Do you think these loopholes in our explosives laws put Americans' safety in danger?

Our economic success depends on improving our passenger rail system and bringing faster trains to the region.