Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Our oceans cover, as we know, 70 percent of the Earth's surface."

"one the major ones is the acidification of the oceans and its effect on coral, coral being kind of the home place that fish can find refuge and procreate."

"Yes, but do we feel the heat? Do we see this--the reality of shells being too soft or even transparent in places?"

"Our oceans generate more income for our economy, the U.S. economy, than the entire agricultural sector."