Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"The standards that we proposed, we believe can provide the latitude as well as the coverage that we need."

"It is more than 3 months since the BP oil well blew out. We are still waiting for the flow of oil contaminating the Gulf to be permanently stopped."

"The damage and devastating from this tragedy is going to linger on not just for months, but obviously for years."

"As the clean up and control efforts continue we have to be absolutely sure that the work to undo the damage is effective."