Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"If we say, if it is suggested that the taxpayers ought to be the last recipient of the bill for damages that others caused, we are not the kind of society that we think we are."

"Here we have heard this very frankly heart wrenching testimony from people who were directly affected and whose families' lives have changed forever."

"I think that we ought to do that business and not let it be diverted even if it sounds right."

"I want to comment my colleague, Senator Menendez, who is diligent about everything he does; excellent testimony."