Frank Lautenberg

I rise to introduce the ``State and Local Reservist First Responders Assistance Act of 2003.'' My bill would reimburse State and local governments for the additional costs they incur when their first responders who also serve in the…

MADD believes that raising public awareness through a coordinated national media campaign coupled with high visibility law enforcement will be successful.

At the same time, I wish to pay tribute to a dear friend who passed away yesterday, Senator forever, Pat Moynihan. I came to the Senate 6 years after he arrived here, and we served together for 18 years. We left together at the same time…

I thank our good friend from Arkansas. Madam President, the floor is open principally to pay our respects to our citizens, our friends, and our neighbors who are serving now in the Iraqi theater to try to right a terrible wrong that has…

my amendment establishes a reserve fund for national defense and homeland security. The amendment is necessary because the budget resolution actually cuts defense spending by $103 billion below the President's request over that 10-year…

I rise to talk now about an amendment I intend to offer with Senators Boxer, Corzine, Reed of Rhode Island, Sarbanes, and Murray as cosponsors. This amendment would add funding that is critical to the Superfund program. My colleague and…

Exxon is earning $90,000 an hour, about $2 million a day, or nearly $800 million a year, on the same $5 billion as long as the case drags on. And the money stays in its coffers. They are not even paying for it. In fact, what they are doing…

Mr. President, what happens is, as these debates get going, sometimes we hear statements that are somewhat misconstrued or mistaken. We just heard it suggested on the floor that funds from the purchase of Iraq oil are used to purchase…

I pointed out that the junior Senator from Pennsylvania continues to refer to a September 15, 1996 article in the Bergen Record that contained incorrect information about the number and type of abortions performed at Metropolitan Medical…

I take the opportunity to make some comments regarding the ratification of the Moscow Treaty. I do it with some reservation. I think the treaty is both a ``good news'' and ``bad news'' story. Right now, roughly speaking, the United States…

I agree with it fully. I read that editorial. I was in total agreement with their logic, coming from New Jersey where we had candidates who were recommended for the appeals court languish--nothing happening for months and months and…

Today is the 12th day, as remarkable as that seems, that the Senate is debating this nomination instead of doing what it has to for the important business of the American people, as I see it. It is quite clear the other side is just not…

I am. I am also aware of the fact that there are Latino organizations that are unalterably opposed to this nomination.

Indeed, that is true. I just got a letter from a district court judge in New Jersey, considered one of the most brilliant and able district court judges, who was recommended for the circuit court of appeals in our district and decided…

If we talk about obstinate approaches to the process about deliberate obstruction, the record is very clear. When we presented candidates, when the Democrats were a majority, they could not move them because the Republican side of the…

I wish to take an opportunity to discuss the appointment of Miguel Estrada to the circuit court and to raise an objection I share with other colleagues on this side of the aisle. I come out of the business world. I think of how I might…

I rise to introduce the Safe and Secure Skies Act of 2003, a bill that would protect the safety and security of the flying public by requiring that air traffic control remain a government function. This legislation is necessary because the…

no one would suggest that we shouldn't look for more efficient ways to do things with regard to the Superfund program. And there is always redress, unfortunately, to the court if one wants it. But the Superfund Program has been working: 87…

The authorization level under the Superfund law for this year is $11.5 billion. The bill before us provides $1.27 billion. Of that amount, 50 percent comes from the Superfund trust fund and the rest comes from general revenues. There is…

Mr. President, nationally, one in four Americans lives within 4 miles of an NPL site. That is unacceptable. Contaminated sites endanger our environment, they endanger our health, they endanger our economy. We have money in the trust fund…

I hope my colleagues will recognize that continued investment in Amtrak and higher speed rail is essential for our Nation. It is not just a Northeast corridor thing, which is often the mythology here.

I hope that finally we will come to the realization that Amtrak is not simply a Northeast corridor program, that it is an essential part of an intermodal transportation system. That fact was made abundantly clear on September 11, 2001…

you do that job perfectly with diligence, for the record. I am happy to yield. In fact, I would be afraid not to yield to our distinguished Senator, my friend from West Virginia.

before I yield, and I will continue to do so throughout the night, I say to my friends, my colleagues from Massachusetts and Delaware, that I am grateful for their comments. I am sure we will see, and I am particularly grateful to the…

I thank the Chair for that recollection. I will be happy to yield to our friend from Delaware.