Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"As we stand here, Rome is burning, and we are not ready to put out the fire."

"The debt-limit deal that was struck in August gave the Congress the authority to respond quickly to natural disasters by not requiring disaster relief funding to be offset, which leads to drawn-out de..."

"When Mother Nature sends our country her worst, the American people are at their best."

"I see it in my own State. I mean, there is a lot of work yet to be done. People are waiting impatiently to see results."