Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"We will explore them a little bit here just to see what we can find out for the benefit of the record and our plans for the future."

"It is easy to second guess, but based on the options, Mr. Weinstein, it did not sound like there were other choices to be made."

"Do you expect New Jersey to reach this threshold?"

"The fact is that none of the 50 States, not one, is exempt from a time when nature turns their back on them..."