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Frank Lautenberg was a prominent American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, Lautenberg held office from 1982 to 2001 and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was known for his advocacy on issues related to transportation, public health, and environmental protection. Lautenberg played a key role in the passage of legislation aimed at improving safety standards in transportation and addressing public health concerns, including efforts to reduce smoking and improve air quality.
I was not aware of the specifics. I just know that in the areas already hit very hard--New York, New Jersey--a very serious threat remains. There are port facilities that are not protected at all. There are rail facilities. There are all…
we are listening to quite a tirade against giving money to the high-threat areas. The question is raised, Why? When you go to a hospital and you have a sick patient, someone who is really in trouble, he or she will be among the first to…
before we vote on this amendment, I am reminded that attacks have been thwarted in three locations. And if attacks have been thwarted, that suggests there is a certain risk attached to those locations. One is the World Trade Center…
If there was a manifest that said ``nuclear weapon on its way,'' could you imagine something like that? We have all these containers. These are hidden boxes. You don't know what kind of cargo is in them. To me, it is one of the more…
I wish to point out, in the debate we were having about port security, I have served with the Senator from Mississippi for now 18 rac{1}{2}\ years, and I have never known him not to support our defense or our security needs. I have admired…
with this amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill, I want to see if we can improve in some measure the terrorist threat warning system that we have in place and make sure that it is working as it is intended. I believe the…
I would like to see the amendment accepted. I would like to have a vote on this amendment, unless, of course, the amendment is acceptable to both sides. Frankly, I think it is a good amendment. It does justice in some measure to the memory…
So I hope that Ms. Harbour will take an active role on an issue that I am particularly concerned with and that is tobacco.
I did not want Ms. Nason to think that I was displeased in any way with her nomination.
So you will be looking at that, and we encourage you to do so because it is believed in many circles that the advertisements for light, for less, is false, and that it should be examined by an agency with credibility and staffing and…
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to adopt an amendment that I offered to S. 824, the FAA reauthorization bill.
Do you think that the FTC ought to reexamine whether the rating system that is presently in place ought to be continued?
I know that she has worked with you, Mr. Chairman, on boxing reform in that capacity.
Well, what do you think Mr. Kolobielski's view is relative to Cumulus? You think they are a pretty good-sized company?
The fact of the matter is that our policy is to permit free speech whenever it occurs, and if you cannot stand the heat then, as they say, you know, you have got to get out of the kitchen.
At what point do we in this society of ours, this free speech, freely speaking society, run the risk of curbing that free speech if we cave in to one group or another group?
We are very proud of the appointment that is being recommended for you as well.
I want to say that in recommending Ms. Pamela Jones Harbour the President has nominated someone what is very able and committed to the mission
I say to our friend from Iowa, the discount card allows somewhere between 10 and up to 25 percent. With seniors spending an average $2,300 a year on medication, even a 20-percent discount does not provide nearly enough relief. Frankly, it…
The first article from the New York Times is headlined ``After Missile Raid on Convoy, U.S. Hunts for Hussein's DNA.'' An American Predator drone aircraft firing Hellfire missiles destroyed a convoy last week that was believed to be…
I rise in sorrow because baseball lost a legend, African Americans lost a pioneer, and I lost a good friend. I went to high school with Larry Doby at Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ, and watched as he amassed records that were beyond…
I congratulate the New Jersey Devils for winning the Stanley Cup and the New Jersey Nets for winning the NBA's Eastern Conference. Winning the Stanley Cup 3 of the last 9 years proves that the Devils are the most dominant team in hockey. I…
The outcome is one we see that says perhaps we ought to put the security of the FAA out to the cheapest bidder. I am aware that is where it comes out. And can the distinguished Senator from Wyoming explain why it is we took this very…
We are leaving out the contract tower program. We do not touch that at all. Those are special situations, smaller airports where more is demanded from the operation than can be given as part of the FAA. We have no problem with those. The…
I am delighted--I always enjoy the comments of my friend from Wyoming. We talk the same language in New Jersey. But to say it was a political decision, then it sounds relatively meritoriousless. But I hear people say things are better with…
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