Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I'm not happy, as you are aware, sir, that we are closing the security unit at the Port of New York."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing. But if I might divert for just a minute to say to you that our hearts go out to those in West Virginia who have lost their lives."

"In the reconstruction process in Haiti, what is being done to enable local, community-based organizations to access funds?"

"We always find ways to give assignments to the Coast Guard. First of all, your weakness is your skill. You're too good."