Frank Lautenberg: “It was designed to be an attack, and it was interrupted by the heightened interest of a rail employee.”

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

I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…

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