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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.
Today the Environmental Protection Agency is making public its annual inventory of toxic chemical releases. This information is made available to the public under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act which I authored in…
I hope that we could give enough of our colleagues a chance to air their views. It is my fervent hope we will be able to conclude our business before the full 50 hours are used. I also hope that we can get this budget agreement passed. We…
First, I start by issuing the plea also that Senator Domenici, the distinguished chairman of the Budget Committee, started with; that is, to our fellow Senators, get your amendments down here. Do not cause a jam up at the end when you may…
now that that is resolved, this amendment would force a cut in discretionary programs, if I read the amendment correctly, if projected revenues fall. That means that we would be putting national security at risk as well, because we would…
This debate is very illustrative of what will be at stake later this year. Senators should be aware that when we guarantee a certain percentage return of gas tax receipts in the law, the need to honor these guarantees will come from other…
Now Senator Warner comes along and argues that is not enough. He not only wants the donor States to get the $457 million provided to them in this bill. He wants them to get an additional $400 million beyond that--taken away from the donee…
No, there are 27 States that will endure funding cuts below the 1996 level if the Warner-Graham amendment is adopted.
today I am introducing the Deadly Driver and Matthew P. Hammell Memorial Act, which would establish national minimum penalties for alcohol-related motor vehicle violations. It is a companion to S. 412, the Safe and Sober Streets Act, which…
I introduce the Clean Water Enforcement and Compliance Improvement Act of 1997. This important bill will put real teeth in the enforcement provisions of the Clean Water Act, and will help restore and preserve our Nation's already stressed…
It is obvious that the Chemical Weapons Convention will ban an entire class of weapons of mass destruction. It prohibits the full spectrum of activities associated with the offensive use of chemical weapons, including development…
Today is the day known as Kick Butts Day. It is a day when kids all over the country will express their opposition to cigarette addiction and the dangers that it poses to health. They are resisting tobacco company efforts to target them as…
the letter simply asks the Chairman of the FTC to revisit this case, because we believe that R.J. Reynolds is intentionally advertising a product to children which is illegal to sell to them. In 1994, the FTC voted 3 to 2 against bringing…
Yesterday I introduced the Tobacco Disclosure and Warning Act. This bill will require tobacco companies to disclose the ingredients, including the carcinogens, that exist in cigarettes. Cigarettes are the only consumable product in America…
I am deeply concerned about events in Belarus and the effort by President Lukashenka to expand his already considerable powers at the expense of basic democratic principles. I am deeply concerned by his proposal to unify Russia and…
one of the subjects that dominates the landscape these days, of course, is the budget. How we are going to function as a society, what are the priorities, how will we finance these priorities and at the same time reach an objective that…
I rise on behalf of Senators DeWine, Levin, Inouye, Coverdell, Abraham, and myself, to introduce legislation that would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins commemorating the 150th anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison's birth…
just a few hours ago, President Clinton delivered his 5-year balanced budget to the Congress. For the first time in a long while, no one was singing a funeral dirge on budget day. The budget is alive and it is well and already has a sense…
I rise today in support of Alan Hantman of New Jersey, who will soon become the next Architect of the Capitol. Mr. President, Mr. Hantman is eminently qualified for this position, and has a long and successful track record. Most recently…
while I am on the floor, I want to express some disappointment at the introduction today by my friend and colleague, Senator Chafee, of a comprehensive bill amending our Federal hazardous waste cleanup law, better known as Superfund. This…
today along with Senators Daschle, Baucus, Moynihan, Graham, Harry Reid, Boxer, Wyden, Levin, Torricelli, Sarbanes, and Breaux, I am introducing the Brownfields and Environmental Cleanup Act of 1997. This legislation is designed to foster…
I want to talk about a piece of legislation that I have proposed that was approved here in this body by a vote of 97 to 2. They approved an amendment that I sponsored to ban wife beaters and child abusers from owning guns, from possessing…
Someone has the knowledge, intelligence, and experience making the decision, as opposed to a graphic demonstration that says this is the way we are going to do it. Mr. President, I would just like to make a few other comments about this…
I must at the outset say that I hope we will support the President's veto. The case has been made by those with whom I disagree, obviously, I think very carefully, very articulately. I think there is one thing we can agree upon. That is…
Would the calculation of an adequate return on equity take into account the true market value of the property in unique circumstances such as the one I have described?
on September 12, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 97 to 2, approved an amendment that I sponsored to ban wife beaters and child abusers from having guns. Last night, I learned something about this place that shocks me, and I am here now for…
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