Frank Lautenberg: “It makes sense to have a Federal policy to regulate toxic substances that actually works.”

Although we have had a complete trade ban on Iran since 1995, a significant loophole existed that allowed the foreign subsidiaries of American companies to do business with Iran.

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

Efforts to consolidate these grants could shift critical grant funds away from the areas most at-risk for a terror attack, like my State of New Jersey.

We also need to expand our research into climate change so we better understand the coming impacts, and how to mitigate them.