Frank Lautenberg: “Mr. President, we are about to consider a radical departure from the structure as we have known it to take care of our…”

“Mr. President, we are about to consider a radical departure from the structure as we have known it to take care of our highway and transportation needs for the next 6 years. But I view this approach as somewhat premature and want to discuss what some of the problems are with it. As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and also, Mr. President, as having been the chairman of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee of Appropriations, and currently the ranking member, I view it from a particular vantage point. So I want to use this opportunity to alert my colleagues to some of the problems that I see with the bill and those opportunities perhaps to change it.”