Frank Lautenberg: “These cuts underscore the need to increase funds for grant programs this year to ensure that our families are kept safe.”

We must continue to be thorough in this investigation and analysis to ensure that this risk is eliminated.

I believe it is time for this subcommittee and others to give serious thought to the way the IRS is funded.

I am deeply troubled with this budget. The Coast Guard does not have adequate funding to do everything we expect them to do.

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