Frank Lautenberg: “To conclude, I thank you again, Madam Chairman and Ranking Member Inhofe, for your leadership on this issue.”

The erosion of FAA's budget directly impacts our ability to complete NextGen and other safety initiatives.

The requested 6 percent cut to FinCEN is a concern.

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

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…