Frank Lautenberg: “I am pleased that we are inspired with some extra funds to do our job here, and we welcome the President's budget for…”

I have long been concerned with the understaffing of air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty and I am concerned the sequestration-imposed air traffic controller furloughs will disproportionately impact this airport.

With my State's continued challenges and stubbornly high foreclosure rates, I call on the Treasury Department to redouble its efforts to ensure that New Jersey homeowners receive the help they need.

We also need to expand our research into climate change so we better understand the coming impacts, and how to mitigate them.

I want to hear feelings of improvement, of moving forward.