Frank Lautenberg: “first, I want to say to our friend from Iowa how much we appreciate his diligence in promoting better health in this…”

I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.

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

With my State's continued challenges and stubbornly high foreclosure rates, I call on the Treasury Department to redouble its efforts to ensure that New Jersey homeowners receive the help they need.

I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.