Frank Lautenberg

I commend Senator Schumer for submitting this resolution. I, too, have had the privilege of working with Senator Pat Moynihan on the Environment and Public Works Committee for almost 18 years. There are few people who have a better…

I fully support this Robb second-degree amendment. We want to be sure that Congress acts this year to provide a real prescription drug benefit for seniors. Senator Robb offered an amendment that very specifically does that. The only…

I salute what he says he wants to do to get the debt reduced more than anybody else: Get it lower, bring it down. It doesn't matter how we get it there, if we have to burn the house down to get it. There isn't anybody here who doesn't know…

We have to talk about energy conservation. We have to work at it, and we need the cooperation of everybody--citizens, automobile manufacturers, all of us. We need to be energy efficient and explore the use of alternative sources of energy…

While I wasn't present to hear Senator Byrd's presentation, there is no doubt in my mind that the Byrd proposal is one we have to support. The last thing we want to do now is to reduce that tax in order that we might give OPEC or the…

I hope it is clear to everybody who is listening that this is a cut taken without regard for the consequences. It doesn't matter where it comes from. It can come out of Medicare, based on what we are hearing. It could come out of…

To be clear, because I think there is perhaps some misinterpretation of what the Senator is looking for, that is pay down the debt as a mandate of the budget process--pay down the debt, and that is regardless of where those payments come…

It is a mandatory retirement of debt each year regardless of the financial condition in this country.

I support the Robb second-degree amendment to help ensure that Congress acts this year to provide a real prescription drug benefit for seniors. Mr. President, prescription drugs are a vital part of health care in this country. In fact…

I point out that this cut would be to reduce the Republican budget resolution plan for spending by $205 billion. I ask the chairman of the Budget Committee what kind of effect this might have if your budget plan for discretionary spending…

we are on the eve of establishing a budget priority for the budget year 2000, the one that begins in October and to next September. I am the senior Democrat on the Budget Committee. I would like to establish some parameters about the…

I rise now in strong support of a resolution offered by my colleague, Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island. At the same time, I commend him for all of his hard work in support of gun safety measures. We are soon approaching an anniversary…

I want to discuss a subject that is not terribly different than the remarks made by the distinguished Senator from Virginia just now. He talks about our responsibilities, what we have to do to protect our citizens. He talked about it in a…

we are about to vote on a bill that purportedly takes care of the problems of the FAA. I have to say, this bill guarantees funding increases in a manner that is grossly imbalanced. It threatens to cut funding from Amtrak, from the Coast…

none of us can possibly ignore what took place yesterday in Michigan. Another child killed by gunfire. Everywhere across the country we see children killing children. And then we see members of the immediate family their faces contorted by…

this is a good day for New Jersey. I am so pleased the Senate has confirmed the appointment of an outstanding citizen of our State, Joel Pisano, for a seat on the U.S. District Court for New Jersey. He is a competent, thorough…

on April 20, we are going to mark a 1- year anniversary of the terrible tragedy that occurred at Columbine High School in Colorado. That was the day when two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, walked into the school and sprayed the…

I hope, consistent with Senator Daschle's comments, we will not be looking at tax cuts as a principal direction. To paraphrase Will Rogers, I never met anyone who didn't want to pay less taxes. But the fact is, our economy is moving at the…

Tragedy struck in New Jersey last week. It was obviously of enough significant interest that it was portrayed across the country. Three students who were 18 years old lost their lives in a dormitory fire, and several others were seriously…

Mr. President, I think what the Senator from Oregon is doing this morning is offering some help for sat-upon air passengers--people who are totally discouraged by the treatment they get from our airlines. I am not saying the airlines are…

what we are seeing is much more a question of interpretation rather than a violation of the rule. Because the distinguished Senator from Virginia says we had agreed to a specific 10 percent, I think more accurately, in all due respect, is…

I rise to deliver a short statement, because I know there are other matters pending that we would like to hear fairly promptly. While on the subject of the CAFE standards, I will register my support for the position outlined by the senior…

One of the things that kind of pervades the discussion that has gone on here for the last while by the Senator from Oregon and the Senator from West Virginia is that there has to be a change in attitude, in my view. The airlines have to…

I commend our colleague for this amendment and for the substance of the amendment. There has been constant pressure on the airlines to provide seats and make accommodations available. For those who think they are going on a journey--some…

I rise to clarify the congressional intent with respect to S. 880, the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act of 1999, as we pass it and send it to the President. Balance between the right-to-know effect…