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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.
Yes. They are going to have to pay additional funds for services that, otherwise, they might not. And it's true that, in the past, we have not permitted the so-called balanced billing, which simply says the service was advertised or talked…
I rise to support removing the provision on the increase in Medicare eligibility. I would like to see that removed. This provision, as we all know, calls for increasing the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Throughout our…
I do not object to the Senator's second degree amendment. If it is passed into law, DOE is going to have to report to Congress next year on the number of sites of this category, the FUSRAP program, on the cost of cleanup, the numbers of…
it is a strange anomaly that the name of this company, W.R. Grace, is the name of--I am not sure whether it was the founder--but the name of someone who helped build this big company. It is also the name of someone who wrote a report that…
if the product liability bill passes in its current form, the tobacco industry will get what it wants, and the American public will receive nothing in return. As reported out of the Commerce Committee, the product liability bill will cap…
today the House Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, will consider legislation introduced by the chairman of that subcommittee that also breaks the bipartisan budget agreement. The budget agreement calls for $1.5…
I am pleased to join the manager of the Budget Committee in supporting the conference report on the budget resolution. Consensus is a fairly simple word with very dramatic meaning. It is the majority view--not the unanimous view but the…
I am very pleased to hear the distinguished chairman and ranking member of the Agriculture Committee commit to fulfill the bipartisan agreement's food stamp provision.
Today, however, we are doing so on the occasion of Strom Thurmond's history making event of having served longer in the U.S. Senate than anyone since the founding of our country. I join with my colleagues in paying special tribute to…
I am a strong believer in increasing investment in transportation, whether for roads, bridges, rail systems, aviation, or mass transit. All modes of transportation are important, and all need to be supported. We have been working hard in…
we are opposed to this amendment. It says that if the current balance results in better than expected economic growth that we ought to go back to the lopsided approach advocated by the majority. I, frankly, think it is illogical. Tax cuts…
If I may, Mr. President, I too, want to say that my work with Pete Domenici was illuminating, a learning experience at times. His smile sometimes was beguiling, but the steel nerves always showed through. It was a good experience. I noted…
we are talking now about a whole different program outside the budget resolution. Vouchers --vouchers do not deserve to be debated in this context. We ought to absolutely oppose it. I hope we will find some of our friends on the Republican…
However, I do disagree that we require a supermajority. The fact of the matter is, to project that far in advance--again, I said it earlier in a discussion, that we are working with estimates. We are looking at a particular point in time…
Frankly, in discussions that we have been having informally, it is my understanding that this amendment not only is opposed by me on behalf of the Democrats but also is opposed by the Republican management, and I certainly hope so because…
Let me first also express my support for this critical program to protect California's Bay-Delta system. I do believe that the amount that the Budget Committee has provided under the natural resources function is sufficient to accommodate…
Very simply, Mr. President, I too approve of the amendment. I have a deep interest in Amtrak and national passenger rail service. And this refines a process. I am pleased to endorse it.
Once again, Mr. President, I find myself on the opposite side of an amendment that, frankly, I would not mind supporting. I do not think we do enough to combat the diseases that plague our society, things that we could ultimately save, I…
I don't like being put in the position that appears to be developing here, that I am against investment in infrastructure. I stand on my record of having fought as hard as anyone in this body to invest more money in highways, in mass…
yes, I sponsored that legislation. My heart is in more funding for transportation, and no one here can say differently. The problem is that we are in a different point in time, and if you want to take it out of highways and say forget the…
They cannot even go sometimes to the age of civilization in some of these facilities.
She will have the task of having to find a way to do it, because I think that it is probably not going to be allowable in the budget resolution.
They are firetraps. They are insecure at a time when security is high in the consciousness list. So I hope a source can be found that doesn't violate the basic construction we put into this budget resolution. I commend the Senator from…
It would be an ideal situation if we had the trust funds off budget, if we could deal with that in a quick moment like this. But the reality is that we just can't do it, Mr. President. We have hammered out a budget. I used the term before…
with great reluctance I am going to oppose the amendment offered by the Senator from Connecticut. He has a long and distinguished record on matters affecting children and their well-being. I have also been a supporter of those programs…
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