Frank Lautenberg: “When you talk about the number of deaths, Chief, that occur every day in the country as a result of fires, we've got to…”

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

One of our top priorities will be completing the work of Wall Street Reform Act by providing Federal regulators the resources they need.

I thank the chairman for making this clarification. I agree completely with my colleagues concerning the need for section 3004. Could the language in section 3004 about inclusion of specific project recommendations and feasibility studies…

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