Frank Lautenberg: “I would like to be as accommodating to the manager of the bill, the Senator from New Hampshire, as I can be, so I…”

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

I am deeply concerned that recent cuts to the IRS budget are jeopardizing its ability to carry out this vital mission.

The Coast Guard needs 58 fast response cutters (FRCs) to replace their aging fleet of patrol boats.

Efforts to consolidate these grants could shift critical grant funds away from the areas most at-risk for a terror attack, like my State of New Jersey.