Frank Lautenberg: “The polluter should pay.”

Some will say now isn't the time to make public investments. Some will say we can't afford it.

We need to look beyond legal distinctions or classes of harms to look at the erosion of trust in the ecosystem.

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

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