Frank Lautenberg: “The bills proposed by the House Republicans have slashed funds to replace the 100-year-old Portal Bridge in Jersey.”

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.

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

We need to look beyond legal distinctions or classes of harms to look at the erosion of trust in the ecosystem.

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