Frank Lautenberg

When we think of Social Security, we think of the foundation that it holds for senior citizens. I kind of ask myself, well, would we recommend to the elderly across this country that they go ahead with some investment adviser, or make a…

I appreciate the message that the chairman of the Budget Committee is sending out here, and that is the time is going to be consumed. We always know what happens when it gets to the bewitching hour, which is the end of the week, and people…

I particularly say what a delight it is to work with our distinguished Senator from North Dakota, Senator Conrad. He is always very thorough in his review of budget matters or whatever the subject is. He has done a lot of good work there…

I want to remind the Senator that he and I were part and parcel of an agreement to establish a major reserve fund last year in the budget agreement. It was designed for transportation. We encouraged that process to make sure that there…

Think about it: 3,000 young people a day start smoking; over 1 million a year. One-third of them will die prematurely, just as sure as we are standing here, if we don't make significant changes in the way tobacco is understood in our…

What grandparent, I ask you, would not say: Take care of my grandchild first, help my grandchild so that when he or she grows up, they are healthy, help my grandchild to not become an addict to tobacco or other drug substances? What…

I do not see a nation out of control. I do not see an economy that is in great jeopardy. I do not despair over what is taking place in our economic structure. Yes, we are paying more taxes in total, but that is because people's incomes…

We continually hear from the Administration that they are making progress and that a final resolution of the Wayne settlement is imminent. Today, I rise to reiterate my strong opposition to a final settlement that would permit W. R. Grace…

I rise to join in offering this amendment to address a serious problem in my state. This amendment is very timely. This week, I have been working with my colleagues on the Environment and Public Works Committee on Superfund…

I join with the cosponsors of this amendment, Senators Warner, Moynihan and Chafee in offering this amendment. This amendment will make so-called ``ports of entry'' eligible for the planning and infrastructure funding authorized for this…

as co-sponsor of this amendment and author of the original freeze on longer combination vehicles in the first ISTEA in 1991, I strongly support maintaining this freeze. By adopting this amendment, the Senate will declare loudly and…

I stand with Senator Dorgan as a cosponsor of his amendment to require States to adopt this so-called "open container" law. The law will have the practical effect of prohibiting a very dangerous scenario. Just think, it is currently legal…

By enacting this law, we can stand with our Nation's families and prevent the loss of life that tears a family apart. We can stand with the public interest against the narrow opposition of special interests. Mr. President, we should do the…

But more important than the scores of businesses, health and science organizations, governmental agencies, public opinion leaders, is the support from the families and friends of victims of drunk driving--like, as I mentioned before, the…

Finally, a coalition of 50 organizations including Handgun Control, the Violence Policy Center, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, opposed this effort to overturn the policy of three administrations on this issue. For a range of…

Fortunately, Mr. President, the provision was not included in the conference agreement that the Senate will consider later this evening and these dangerous military weapons will not flood our streets. This is a huge victory for the…

The Washington Post and the New York Times also editorialized against this dark-of-night assault just this past week. Hill Alert: A Bad Old Gun Bill We're down to the dangerous mad-dash time in Congress when truly bad ideas can sneak into…

I want to discuss the report pending that should come over from the House of Representatives in the next while on the appropriations bill that relates to the Commerce, State, Justice Departments. And part of what is in this report that we…

today I am introducing the Equity and Public Involvement in Superfund Act of 1997 [TEPI]. Hazardous sites, the legacy of our industrial growth, litter the landscape across America. Many of those sites are toxic and pose real threats to the…

millions of young people cry out for help. It would be irresponsible to turn our backs and do nothing when a solution is not only at hand--but has already proven a helping hand. The problem is ``at-risk'' youth. The solution is mentoring…

today I am joining Senators Kennedy and Durbin in introducing the Healthy and Smoke-free Children Act of 1997. Likewise, Senators Kennedy and Durbin are cosponsoring legislation I introduced last week, the Public Health and Education…

I rise to support the compromise Amtrak reauthorization bill being offered by Senator Hutchison. Passage of this bill brings us one step closer to putting Amtrak on firm footing by extending authorization for 5 years, and most importantly…

when a child is murdered, families are devastated and communities are rocked to their very core. When a murderer is prosecuted, grieving parents and siblings are forced to relive the often brutal details of the most profound tragedy…

last spring, various State attorneys general announced that they had reached a global agreement to settle ongoing State lawsuits against the tobacco industry in exchange for certain concessions by the industry aimed at reducing teen…

All across America toxic time bombs lurk beneath the soil. Many of our families find their futures poisoned by a long-gone industrial past. And sadly we've made our families--especially our children--the canaries in the coal mine. Only…