Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"People are appropriately concerned about how we work our way out of this recession that we are in."

"With this group of excellent candidates, Mr. Chairman, handling the gavel would be a pleasure."

"If we can't count on the Navy to jump in here at times, or other branches of the military to protect our fleets of marine cargo, then I think we're suffering from a delusion."

"We're not full strength now. We haven't had experienced controllers. We're off considerably from what we're supposed to have."