Frank Lautenberg: “One place that we know that competition is so keen is in the area of research and science engineering.”

The IRS must be funded at a level that enables it to provide necessary taxpayer assistance and to enforce the laws.

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

I am concerned that with our budget difficulties we will continue to see declining budgets for Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation activities in favor of Weapons Activities.

We must meet this challenge with our full commitment.