Frank Lautenberg

I, too, view this report as does my friend and colleague and chairman of the subcommittee. It reflects what I think is a good outcome after being forced to work with less resources than I would like to see devoted to transportation. But…

I hear the Senator from Montana's interests and concerns. I know that he is sincere. We have worked together for many years, as I had with the chairman of the committee. But if this bill goes as it is, the chances for recovery, I think…

the Senator is right. The fact of the matter is that among the items that have to be considered in establishing a proper formula has to be the amount of mileage recorded within the States' roadbed systems. In my State we have north-south…

I could not agree more. What has happened is the proposed formula is a much more mathematical exercise. It says if you put in this dollar's worth of gas tax, that you have to get back your dollar's worth of investment in the highways. On…

That is correct, and it is an appropriate deficiency to note. By the way, as the Senator talks about the State of Maryland and a change in formula, ours goes from 2.82 to 2.41. There is a difference of more than 15 percent in just that…

the suburbs have become the residential location of choice, and traffic patterns have shifted accordingly. I have seen it, once again, in my own State, and I have seen it in bordering States, where a new highway will be built which is…

Mr. President, I think we ought to take some time to pause before we talk about amendments to the bill known as ISTEA to consider what it is that we are about to discuss, and amendments we will be offering once we are engaged in debate…

It certainly is. To answer the question of the Senator even more broadly, the fact of the matter is that in this change in program some States have had adjustments that are as high as 48 or 50 percent over their previous year, while other…

Once again, I say to my colleague from Illinois, I agree fully with the response that was elicited, because of the nature of the question. It is our Nation. It is a national goal. It is a national objective and we have to keep that in…

Mr. President, we are about to consider a radical departure from the structure as we have known it to take care of our highway and transportation needs for the next 6 years. But I view this approach as somewhat premature and want to…

Does the bill ensure that the most heavily traveled corridors and highways are fully maintained and upgraded to handle not only the traffic of today but the expectations for traffic tomorrow? So as I said at the beginning of my statement…

We certainly must consider that. If one looks back to the origination of the highway system, going back into the 1950's, much of that was designed to assure that, if necessary, our defense capability was strong, that we could move the…

My answer is that if there was--and there has been--a concern about the formulas by which funds were distributed, that a review is certainly in order. But the review, in my view, ought to take place in an orderly fashion so it can be…

It is not my intention to tie the Senate up with this for some indefinite period--not at all--but I do want to discuss some of the problems that I see with the bill.

My conclusion of the D.C. School System is the same as the D.C. Control Board's conclusion, that is that this system has failed the students. The D.C. Control Board, in their own statements regarding the D.C. Public School System, said…

So, Mr. President, I hope that we will not be rushed into doing something, get it behind us, get it over with. There is much too much to be gained by a thorough review of all of the documents, and we should not ask the President of the…

I rise to commemorate the May 27, 1997 31st anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Guyana. The word ``Guyana'' is an indigenous word that means land of many waters. But Guyana is also a land of many peoples, with East Indians…

The question my colleague from New York State raises is a very complex one. Because we want to continue a peace process. I spent some time in Ireland. I visited in the north. We made investments in that society, in the northern section, so…

There is a sense of the historical significance of what it is that we are about to do. It is not simply the accomplishment of having put in place a balanced budget. It goes further than that; that is, to note that this agreement has been…

I am pleased and proud to have Rabbi Daniel Cohen from my own Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, NJ here today to convene this session of the Senate. The fact that Rabbi Cohen is here to give this invocation means a great deal to…

millions of young people in America live in areas where drug use, violent and property crimes are a way of life. Unfortunately, many of these same young people come from one-parent homes, or from environments where there is no responsible…

in the almost afterglow of feeling pretty good about things, we worked hard, everybody together. There were no fingers pointed. I chided the chairman of the committee this morning when he excerpted from the headline of the Washington Post…

It is a big deal; a giant deal. I think, without breaking our arms or patting ourselves on the back, there was a lot of goodwill that was injected into the discussion and into the debate. My colleague from Idaho, who is a man who has a way…

I will continue to extend congratulations to some who are not here. I have to take my time to salute the efforts of Senator Daschle, who was ever present in his encouragement to get this job done--let's see what we can negotiate together…

I concur with my colleague and support the request. This project is an important investment not only for Atlanta, but for the national air transportation system.