Frank Lautenberg

I personally wish that we would be involved with other nations through the Kyoto process.

What influence might U.S. participation have?

I commend Senator McCain for his interest, and Senator Lieberman.

It's, again, a kind of a fantasy that persists around here that somehow or other things will get better if we do nothing.

I commend my colleagues from Virginia for their comments and for the recall of their memories regarding that terrible day. Today we commemorate the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks we now refer to as 9/11. It is a day heavy with…

I would hope that the target isn't the ratepayer who is going to be asked to pick up the load because the system was faulty.

Blackouts come with a high price tag: Massive public inconvenience, increased danger for citizens who find themselves in the dark.

I hope so, because the public is a partner here.

I am appreciative that you are calling today's hearing on the blackout.

Can FERC play a role to address this kind of irresponsible part of behavior on the part of a utility?

I would hope that we go further in developing information because it is very hard in this kind of a fairly short burst to get the data that are needed.

If we fail to correct the flaws in these systems and soon, many believe more regions will be brought to their knees.

I can tell you that the ratepayers will not joyfully write checks and say, OK, well, we have to fix the systems.

I understand that some of my colleagues have concerns about deregulation of the electric industry.

This event dramatically demonstrated our vulnerabilities in the Nation's electrical grid and the need for mandatory reliability standards.

The critical loss of power on August 14 brought a large part of the country to a standstill.

I rise to offer my overwhelming support for Senator Durbin's amendment on AIDS funding, of which I am a co-sponsor. I urge my colleagues to vote on this matter based on principle rather than politics. This amendment does nothing more than…

I rise to express a personal note of grief and fond remembrance as I pay tribute to one of my dearest friends, Bob Winer, who passed away on July 18. Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY, moved to New Jersey, and joined the Navy when he was 17 and…

I fully agree with your concern that the Amtrak board of directors must continue to function even while the board is in the process of being restaffed. Terms of two of the board members, specifically Governor Dukakis and Mayor Smith…

I am concerned that after September 24, there will be no one on the board from the Northeast corridor, which represents over half of Amtrak's ridership as well as the primary infrastructure owned by the corporation. The board needs to have…

The lesson here is that it is time to support a global war on disease.

Do you believe that any individual whose name is on the terrorist watch list should have the freedom to purchase weapons legally in the United States?

Well, if we have the liberty of detaining suspected terrorists without charge for a period of time, certainly we ought to say, hey, you just can't walk up like any other law-abiding citizen in the United States and exercise the right to…

I don't think anyone who is designated as a potential terrorist should be purchasing firearms.

I am absolutely aware of that. That is why I am surprised when I hear the distinguished Senator from Alaska, who knows this place better than anybody, who knows how desperately grants are sought and fought for, as he has so many times for…