Frank Lautenberg: “I have an amendment, Amendment No. 839, related to altering scientific documents. Would that amendment be germane…”

I am honored to serve as chairman of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over crucial Federal programs that support our economy.

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

Republicans in the Congress continue to call for even deeper budget cuts--despite clear evidence that the austerity agenda they have championed has slowed the pace of job growth and needlessly increased the suffering of children, seniors…

I thank the chairman for making this clarification. I agree completely with my colleagues concerning the need for section 3004. Could the language in section 3004 about inclusion of specific project recommendations and feasibility studies…