Frank Lautenberg: “A lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.”

We need to bolster TTB so it has the ability to investigate and stop the illicit tobacco trade and collect the revenue we need.

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…

We must meet this challenge with our full commitment.

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.