Frank Lautenberg: “Well, wouldn't restricting the most dangerous chemicals actually help reduce health care costs and benefit the economy?”

I want to hear feelings of improvement, of moving forward.

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

I'm proud to have written the only Federal law on ocean acidification--'The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act'.

We need to bolster TTB so it has the ability to investigate and stop the illicit tobacco trade and collect the revenue we need.