Frank Lautenberg: “Not so much that I won't ask for more, because we're doing with less, and we see it in my State of New Jersey.”

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.

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

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