Frank Lautenberg: “Innovation and entrepreneurship is at the core of how we'll create jobs in the United States.”

Thank you for scheduling this hearing to consider the re-nomination of Dr. Allison Macfarlane to be Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Immigration is not a zero sum game. If we attract the best talent in the world to come to America, they will create jobs, not displace them.

The IRS must be funded at a level that enables it to provide necessary taxpayer assistance and to enforce the laws.

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…