Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I'm pleased to open this hearing of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. We've got important subjects at hand here."

"Does that include developing better specs for drilling and accident prevention? Is that something the Coast Guard would be taking on?"

"I know that when we put an embargo on striped bass years ago and so forth, the Coast Guard had some part in maintaining the rules for catches."

"I don't think it is quite fair on balance to say if you have got the money, you go to the head of the line."