Frank Lautenberg: “What we are seeing very frankly is a short-sighted approach.”

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.

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

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

I am deeply troubled with this budget. The Coast Guard does not have adequate funding to do everything we expect them to do.