Frank Lautenberg: “There is nothing worse than not having the power to light the way, to keep food reasonably fresh, to be able to get…”

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 want to hear feelings of improvement, of moving forward.

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.

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