Frank Lautenberg: “the amount of money that is being considered thus far would suggest that it would be woefully insufficient in terms of…”

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Both agencies were crucial in helping New Jersey respond to and recover from Superstorm Sandy, and Congress must support them so that we are better prepared for future storms.

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

I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program.