Frank Lautenberg: “Can we say to the public at large don't worry about it? You are safer, even though we are forced to spend less on it.”

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.

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

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