Frank Lautenberg: “They are supposed to. We have to watch them all.”

I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.

Both agencies were crucial in helping New Jersey respond to and recover from Superstorm Sandy, and Congress must support them so that we are better prepared for future storms.

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

We need to bolster TTB so it has the ability to investigate and stop the illicit tobacco trade and collect the revenue we need.