Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I would make a request. And I so much appreciate the fact that you are holding this hearing concerning the critical question that faces us."

"I see the threat of global warming as similar to the plagues that mankind experienced and I call this the 11th Plague."

"The fact is that this Committee, and I think you said it very clearly, has a significant role to play in the climate change and certainly our interest is very valuable and absolutely the right thing t..."

"I'm concerned, though, how often major climate reports, assessments and programs ignore or omit the topic of ocean acidification."