Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"The purpose of the Waxman-Markey bill is to get us off foreign oil so that we are energy independent, to create millions of jobs as we move toward other technologies, and to protect our children from ..."

"Without the natural order of things, the natural life cycles and many of the roles that bats and insects and other species play, if we do not have the natural order of things, there is much in disarra..."

"It is going to create jobs, shorten commutes, reduce emissions and when complete, it will take 22,000 cars off the roads daily."

"I have a couple of questions that I would like to review but I just want to say to you each, thank you for your past service to our country and for agreeing to serve once again."