Frank Lautenberg: “I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during…”

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

One major threat to aviation safety is sequestration.

We need to look beyond legal distinctions or classes of harms to look at the erosion of trust in the ecosystem.

I have long been concerned with the understaffing of air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty and I am concerned the sequestration-imposed air traffic controller furloughs will disproportionately impact this airport.