Jun 12, 2003
I have no objection to those smaller airports converting to that system. But we are grandfathering those that are presently FAA controlled to continue in that vein to make sure that the system is intact, and that the integrity of the…
Frank Lautenberg
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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.
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Jun 12, 2003
I ask if the Senator from Wyoming is aware of the fact that some $20 million has already been spent on a survey or a study of this process?
Jun 11, 2003
since 1789, every session of the Senate has been opened with prayer. I am proud that the Senate's guest Chaplain today, Rabbi Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg, is from my home State of New Jersey. Rabbi Rosenberg is the spiritual leader of…
Jun 11, 2003
I rise today to support S. 1215 and to express my dismay about the current human rights situation in Burma. On May 30, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and at least 17 officials of her party were detained after a violent clash with…
Jun 11, 2003
I rise to talk about the news we just heard about an explosion in Israel and the killing of 13 to 15 people--and it is going to be more because, in addition to that, there are over 50 who have been seriously injured. We have witnessed an…
Jun 9, 2003
Mr. Chertoff was born in Elizabeth, NJ, and distinguished himself academically as an undergraduate and law student at Harvard University. After law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Murray Gurfein on the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
May 23, 2003
President Bush inherited the strongest economy in history and has run it into the ground. When he took office in January 2001, the Congressional Budget Office, CBO, was forecasting a cumulative, 10-year budget surplus of $5.6 trillion…
May 22, 2003
I am going to support this national Defense authorization bill, S. 1050, but I would like to speak candidly about my reservations about it. When I left the Senate in early 2001, weapon development and troop deployment concerns indeed, even…
May 22, 2003
Today Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio and I are helping to make a big stride in re-arming our country in the war against drunk driving. Together, we have introduced two pieces of legislation which will help reduce the number of civilian…
May 22, 2003
I support Senator Boxer's amendment regarding the questionable--and it is questionable; friends here know I spent a lot of my time, most of my life, in business, more than I have in the Senate. No-bid contracts are practically nonexistent…
May 22, 2003
Yes. Often we say business as usual; this is business as unusual. Does the Senator, in the resolution proposed, talk about terms or performance? Is it not worth noting if this contract were done, if not in the dark of night, certainly at…
May 21, 2003
I'm surprised that--given the choice. I mean, one wouldn't do that in aviation...
May 21, 2003
I think that tells you, first of all, that States are under terrific stress, as we all know.
May 21, 2003
I think that we ought to make certain that safety isn't compromised in any way.
May 21, 2003
I think we worked together in your days when you were in the Congress--on trying to improve Amtrak.
May 21, 2003
this bill would exempt the Department of Defense from respecting critical habitat for endangered species on its lands. This provision of the bill is flawed for three reasons. One, it would severely weaken our country's efforts to protect…
May 21, 2003
I think it's outrageous that States should be asked to break the rules, their own judgment, in terms of safety.
May 21, 2003
We need reliable sources of funding, and I think we've had them in the past.
May 15, 2003
This provision says that an organization that is otherwise eligible to receive assistance authorized by this Act to prevent, treat, or monitor HIV/AIDS, shall not be required, as a condition of receiving that assistance, to endorse or…
May 15, 2003
I agree that these assurances are needed and that they should be routinely spelled out in any contract or grant agreement between the U.S. Government and such organization in order to clarify the intent of this provision.
May 14, 2003
Fifteen years ago today, the most deadly drunk driving accident in our Nation's history occurred. It happened at about 10:55 p.m. EST, when a school bus full of teens and chaperones traveled down Interstate 71 to Radcliff, KY, on the way…
May 13, 2003
I rise to talk about the legislation we are scheduled to deal with this week, the debt limit extension bill and the tax cut. The debate over the debt ceiling may seem esoteric to the folks back home, but it is actually a fairly simple…
May 8, 2003
Today will go down as a remarkable day in the history of world diplomacy. I enthusiastically support the passage of Treaty Document No. 108-04, the Resolution of Ratification to the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the…
Apr 29, 2003
today I rise to talk about Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child Abuse Prevention Month was established 20 years ago by Presidential proclamation and since then, this month has been devoted to raising awareness about this tragic problem…
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