Frank Lautenberg: “In 2006, in the PIPES Act, I included the requirement that excess flow valves be installed on gas lines that serve…”

I am deeply troubled with this budget. The Coast Guard does not have adequate funding to do everything we expect them to do.

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

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.