Frank Lautenberg: “It would be just as reckless for Congress to sacrifice the public's health and safety in the name of fiscal austerity.”

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

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

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

If we expect the Coast Guard to perform all we ask them to do, we need to fund them properly.