Frank Lautenberg: “Safety you said was a principal factor.”

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

One major threat to aviation safety is sequestration.

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

The Coast Guard needs 58 fast response cutters (FRCs) to replace their aging fleet of patrol boats.