Frank Lautenberg: “We must not enact policies that hamstring new chemical development that would prevent those new advancements.”

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

Both agencies were crucial in helping New Jersey respond to and recover from Superstorm Sandy, and Congress must support them so that we are better prepared for future storms.

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

It is time that we give them the resources they need to keep us safe.