Frank Lautenberg

Because it has a political bias to it that is, I think, almost impossible to challenge.

The GAO has launched an investigation concerning the legality of this video.

Do you know what the cost of this new program will take over the next 10 years?

But it does not identify anyplace that this was put out by CMS because it portrays what one would normally think of as a news report.

The General Accounting Office found that the Medicare flyer and the ad campaign that the Centers for CMS produced contained notable omissions, had a political tone, and overstated the new drug law's benefits.

Would you stake your family farm on the fact that this is a $35 charge and nothing more?

This news story, fake news story, was produced by CMS. It was distributed to TV stations around the country, run as if it were just an unbiased news clip.

But here is the script and it says the address for this is Homefront Communications at 1620 I Street, and the phone number is definitely not a government phone number.

Do you recall the number $400 billion over a 10-year period?

I think that Ohio had chosen wisely when they sent someone with the experience and the commitment that you have.

That is better than you get from the telephone company if you call for a service call.

Should CMS be in the business of covertly distributing news stories that are not really representative of just the issue, but rather, in my view, certainly has a political overtone here?

Earlier today, there were statements made on the floor, echoed by the junior Senator from Colorado, in which he claimed several times President Bush inherited a bad economy. I know my friends on the other side of the aisle genuinely want…

Beware of those investments that look so good that you can't lose anything, that you will make a fortune in a short time.

today, I express my gratitude to a member of my staff, Michael A. Hughes, who will be returning to his regular job as a senior inspector in the U.S. Marshals Service after tomorrow. Mike has worked in my office for the past 15 months as a…

I wish to talk about a trip I took last week to the Middle East. I was privileged to travel with a group of colleagues to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar. I will discuss it in two parts. One part…

I have an amendment to reinstate the Superfund tax that was in place for so many years and produced a very successful program. It has been said that I want to tax people. Don't believe that this is a tax-free exchange, as we heard from the…

what we are looking at is a way to relieve the taxpayers of having to come up with $8.3 billion, relieving pressure on the budget to the extent of the $8.3 billion. We have so many sites in so many places, as I earlier discussed, in States…

my good friend from South Carolina, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has been a tireless and influential advocate for passenger rail, and his leadership is unparalleled on this issue…

This bill, which has been in place since 1994, held back on the availability of assault weapons, those holding more than 10 rounds in their cartridge holder. The assault weapons ban amendment would simply extend the current ban on these…

I don't know what we are talking about when I listen to the speeches. I hear it said that these aren't necessarily the guns of criminals. By the way, I asked the question whether the two kids who killed their classmates and others in…

this amendment would override what I see as a misguided Department of Justice policy that adds to the threats to our homeland security and leaves our country more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. This amendment is identical to bipartisan…

for the past month, we have been celebrating Black History Month. I believe that Black History Month is not only a time to recognize the contributions and achievements of African Americans to this Nation, but it is also a time to…

They may have not met these conditions but they still have had the damage and the tragedy that befell them?

I rise to raise questions about that which is currently now being offered by the Senator from Idaho. There is no doubt about the appropriateness of the amendment, as it was presented by the Senator from Maryland, because it was her…