Frank Lautenberg: “I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…”

The erosion of FAA's budget directly impacts our ability to complete NextGen and other safety initiatives.

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

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…

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