Frank Lautenberg

I think the latest draft of the legislation does have good language that will grow community broadband efforts.

I don't see us as capital-starved.

in light of the recent announcement to remove Libya from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terror, I rise today to submit a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Libyan Government should meet the terms of…

I am sure it is not going to be a surprise to anyone here that I am opposed to the repeal of the inheritance tax. Now, I don't believe people ought to be taxed beyond what is normal by increasing taxes here or there, but I do have a…

I start off with a question. The question is, Why are we spending time on the floor of the Senate discussing this issue at this time? Is there anyone here unaware of the fact that Americans are bleeding in Iraq and Afghanistan? Why aren't…

I will not at this point accept a question. I want to make my remarks just as the Senator from Oklahoma had a chance to make his remarks. Perhaps when we are finished I will be able to accommodate the Senator. Why are we not focused on…

the position we are voting on, Secretary of the Interior Department, holds great importance for our country. The Department determines the fate of many of our public lands, including national parks and wildlife refuges. Of great importance…

this week we are in a rush to finish our business so we can head home for the Memorial Day Recess. Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer, when children are out of school and families get to spend time together. It's a time for…

I am pleased the Senate is poised to pass this resolution today honoring the invention of the charge-coupled device, or CCD, which has greatly improved our level of imaging technology. In 1969, Dr. Willard S. Boyle and Dr. George E. Smith…

we are in the midst of Health Week. Apparently, during Health Week, we don't pass any of the bills the American people want but, rather, we schedule procedural votes. Why aren't we taking up something such as stem cell research? That is…

today, life in America is tough. People are working very hard to make ends meet. In so many cases, families have to earn two incomes to meet their basic needs: mom working one shift, dad working another shift. It is a mystery to me, and I…

I rise to support Senator Biden's amendment to provide that none of the funds being appropriated in this emergency supplemental appropriations bill may be used by the United States to establish permanent military bases in Iraq. If we are…

I acknowledge three significant days of commemoration that fall around this time each year. Today is the 58th anniversary of David Ben Gurion's declaration of Israel's Independence and the end of the British Mandate in Israel. As a Jewish…

I rise in support of S. Res 454 honoring a true transportation pioneer, Malcom McLean. His use of the intermodal shipping container--first used successfully in the United States 50 years ago yesterday--streamlined the shipping process and…

I rise to introduce the Military Retirees' Health Care Protection Act along with my colleagues, Senators Hagel, Kerry, Menendez, Lincoln, and DeWine. This important legislation will keep the Pentagon from dramatically raising health care…

there has been a fairly lively debate. I ask unanimous consent I have such time as needed to make my remarks, should my remarks run more than 10 minutes, under the morning business rules. I need possibly 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

there has been almost a raging debate around here these last couple of days on evaluations of what is taking place in Iraq, where do we stand in this war--almost a war of attrition, as I see it. And included in the reports on deaths…

my amendment is now being considered. The vote is simple: If you vote yes, you support my amendment to strike this unfair tax increase from the budget. However, if you vote no on this, you are saying to the average family that they should…

Yes. We neglected to do the most important part of it. I was overcome by the speech, Mr. President. I send the amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New…

I will soon offer an amendment to remove the airline passenger tax increase from this budget. It is fundamentally unfair for the President to raise taxes on everyday families as he doles out massive tax cuts to the wealthy. Hidden among…

we are talking about a proposal that has no funding for it. You reach into the 920 barrel and there is nothing there, you can't come up with any money. But in the process, the Senator from Pennsylvania did acknowledge that the President's…

when you look over at this section of the Chamber, you see three Senators who were front and close to what results from an act of terrorism. We saw it in the World Trade Center. We lost over 700 people from the State of New Jersey, and the…

I rise standing near our friend and colleague from Hawaii as we think about his colleague in the Senate and the fond relationship they enjoyed. If a poll was conducted in this Chamber or among the Members of this Chamber, if you said: Who…

the focus today, as we look at reforming lobbyist activities, is trying to show that there is an honest face within the Senate and within the Congress. We must continue with those activities. However, at the same time, we are looking at a…

on September 11, 2001, the longshoremen who work on the docks in Newark, NJ, could see the flames and smoke from the World Trade Center. Many of those dock workers lost a loved one or a friend that day. Of the three thousand people who…