Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I urge President Obama to keep the commitment in his budget to let the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire at the end of 2012."

"Under President Obama's leadership, we're rebuilding the economy from the ground up--laying a foundation that will make our country stronger and better prepared for the future."

"We cannot do that adequately through the traditional mechanisms the Congress has used to fund, for example, transportation budgets."

"Unfortunately, House Republicans have been persuaded by their friends on Wall Street that the financial industry can regulate itself."