Frank Lautenberg

I didn't know there was any time limit, but I ask unanimous consent to continue for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in morning business. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

OPEC manipulates world oil markets with their export quotas on oil, which keeps the price artificially high. Without OPEC, market analysts have estimated that the free market price of oil would be around $10 to $15 lower than today's…

I quote from this report: Now Barton appears to be angling for a spot on the national stage. He is touring the nation again, this time with financial support from the Republican National Committee as part of what is described as a larger…

Yes, I would be pleased to. Mr. President, I ask the Senator from Massachusetts, why should we be surprised they ask for more protection? We have seen atrocious assaults on members of the bench and their families. What we see is, I think…

I rise to support the Schumer amendment to the bankruptcy legislation presently before the Senate. The amendment provides that debts or judgments arising from acts of violence and threats of violence cannot be discharged in bankruptcy…

I join my colleague from Ohio, Senator DeWine, and call attention to an unseemly lobbying effort to discredit one of our Nation's most revered public safety organizations, the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD, and one of our Nation's…

When he rose to encourage all of us to resist subverting existing Senate rules to bypass an important process which permitted the minority in the Senate to challenge the Senate Republican majority to run roughshod over the rights of the…

the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001 reminded us that police are heroes who risk their lives to protect us. That's why it's so outrageous that a gun manufacturer would design and market a ``cop killer'' weapon. Today on the streets of…

For me, it is a moment of special significance. We are proud of the fact that Judge Michael Chertoff, the nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, is from New Jersey. I hope we are going to see a strong vote for his confirmation. This…

the 9/11 Commission report stated: Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. Federal homeland security assistance should not remain a program for general revenue sharing. The 9/11…

I rise to introduce the Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2005. This bill would prohibit the barbaric and unsporting practice of ``canned hunts.''... Canned hunts cater to persons who lack the time, and sometimes the skill, for normal sports…

Today is a very sad day when we hear that we lost somewhere around 37 or 38 of our finest in the Marine Corps with the crash of a helicopter and additional deaths from the ground fight. Like everyone here, this information is very painful…

I rise to support the contention of the junior Senator from California that we have to take a very hard look at this. We are trying to demonstrate the virtues of democracy to Iraqis and Ukrainians and other people around the world who are…

I rise today to thank Robert (``Bob'') Kenney, a lawyer with the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, for his significant contributions to my office this year as a Brookings Legislative fellow. We will miss his contributions, experience…

I rise to express my approval of this much-delayed 9/11 intelligence reform bill. As a conferee on this important legislation, I am proud of what we produced. The terrible consequences of the 9/11 attack will never be forgotten, but with…

I am pleased that they agree that it is important that representatives of interested parties have a seat at the table, and I would emphasize that the negotiated rulemaking committee should also include organizations with technological and…

In reading section 7212(b)(4)(B), I see that the negotiated rulemaking committee to be established by the Secretary of Transportation has to also include ``interested parties.'' What does the author of this provision understand to be the…

Today marks the sixty-third anniversary of the horrific attacks on Pearl Harbor, HI, the first major attack on American soil by a foreign enemy since British troops set fire to the White House and the Capitol Building in the War of 1812…

Can a doctor who works at a hospital that doesn't provide abortion services be prevented from providing a patient with a simple direction to say we don't do it, I won't do it, but there are places you can go and you ought to check the…

In our State of New Jersey, public hospitals are not allowed to deny abortion services to a woman. What effect will this new Federal law have on those women's rights accorded to them under State constitutions?

earlier today, we were led to believe that we had an agreement with House conferees to pass a bill that will reform our intelligence community and make America safer from the threat of terrorism. Now we find out that House Republicans have…

It is amazing to see how many things Fritz Hollings has touched in his life. Once again, he will be sorely missed. John Breaux Another dear friend from the south, John Breaux, senior Senator from Louisiana, probably the Senate's consummate…

we could not help but note the sadness we all experienced as our friend and leader, Tom Daschle, made his goodbye speech. As usual, when Tom Daschle spoke, it had meaning, substance. He certainly had that as he closed his chapter here--I…

For the third time in 3 years, President Bush has gone over the limit on our Nation's credit card. So now the President is asking Congress to raise his limit. I want to say to President Bush that this solution may work for you, but…

I rise to discuss the FSC/ETI conference report. What the Republican Leadership did to this bill in conference is downright shameful. In July, I supported an amendment Senators DeWine and Kennedy offered to this bill that combined a…