Frank Lautenberg: “My State, the State of New Jersey, has a high degree of vulnerability.”

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

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.

I'm proud to have written the only Federal law on ocean acidification--'The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act'.

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.