Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"In 2008, General Anthony Zinni warned that if we don't address global warming we will pay the price later in military terms."

"The bottom line is this: We all want the aviation industry to be strong. It's essential for the well-being of America."

"Using coal as an aviation fuel is taking us in the wrong direction--toward dirtier fuels at a time when our environment is already under assault."

"We're looking at things, Mr. Maurice, that, where we see refusal by the Republicans to pass a clean extension of the FAA authorization."