Frank Lautenberg: “It was mind-boggling, to say the least, to hear that decision by the Governor was being made.”

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

I am deeply troubled with this budget. The Coast Guard does not have adequate funding to do everything we expect them to do.

I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.

Do you consider IRS's current strategy for dealing with identity theft and refund fraud to be adequate? No.