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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.
The bill before us enhances our existing pipeline safety program in a number of ways. For example, it would promote one-call programs to ensure that those who dig in the ground can easily find out where the pipelines are located--not only…
obviously, as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation of Appropriations, I strongly support H.R. 3675, the Transportation appropriations bill for this coming fiscal year. The conference report was filed by the…
Hardly compares with a few hundred million dollars spent to get Amtrak's Northeast corridor up to shape where we could produce a surplus revenue cash flow that would not have us here with the beggar cup waiting every year to try to get a…
I was going to remind him as we discuss this and ask if he was aware of the fact we would be loading the skies with some 1,500 more flights a week--that is typically in a 5-day week--where the delays now are unbearable, even when the sun…
Plus the fact that I want to know whether the Senator was aware that if we had to relocate or substantially expand the Logan Airport, which would be required in the Boston area absent substantial Amtrak improvements, the cost to the…
As I earlier stated, I offered an amendment in the conference on this bill to implement a hold-harmless provision to ensure that, as we added a half billion dollars to the National Highway Program, no State would be cut below the current…
I rise because I want to support this legislation to reauthorize many of the FAA programs and to do what we can to improve our Nation's system of aviation security, a subject I have had a longtime interest in. I did serve on the Pan Am 103…
The underlying problem is, in this country of ours, that domestic violence, no matter how severe the beating, is often dismissed as a squabble. I have heard reports of judges saying, ``Oh, he didn't really mean it. He didn't intend to hurt…
let me begin by commending both the chairman, Senator Bond, and the ranking minority member, Senator Mikulski, and their staffs, for their hard work on this legislation. With the inadequate allocation given this subcommittee, they have had…
Mr. President, the Center for Molecular Medicine and Immunology [CMMI], located in Newark, NJ, has been a leader in developing life saving treatment for cancers that plague our Nation's veteran population. In particular, CMMI is conducting…
I regret that I was not here at the time this debate began because we are now engaged in a discussion about what it is that is holding up the progress of the U.S. Senate on behalf of the American people. We have a most extraordinary…
Being a bulldog is not necessarily the kind of pet you want around the house, but it is not bad when it comes to a battle. Mr. President, I rise to express my satisfaction with the conference report and hope that our colleagues will…
To use an expression, ``I don't have a judge in this fight.'' So I want you to know that. [Laughter]. I enjoy not only working with him but my kind, friendly tete-a-tete with the majority leader. I ask the majority leader whether or not in…
This is a historic and peculiar time for the U.S. Senate. The body is on the verge of ending a 60-year guarantee that poor children in this country might not go hungry. I salute the attempts to solve the problem. I am right with all the…
The majority leader--like my name--is frank, and I appreciate that candor. Because, if we are talking about the stalking bill here that passed the Senate that is over in the House, it carries an amendment by me that says wife beaters…
I appreciate the very knowledgeable comments of Senator Breaux. He is correct that there are significant potential cost reductions in both the establishment and operation of the VTS 2000 system. Both of my colleagues can rest assured that…
Despite the fact that I heartily agree with him, I hardly think that there are many in this Chamber or many across the country who would think it is a good idea to facilitate the exportation of jobs. That is about the silliest thing we can…
I believe that the VTS 2000 system provides great promise in promoting the safety and environmental protection of our Nation's waterways.
I, too, want to add some words of commendation and appreciation to the staff, particularly on this occasion when Pat McCann will have seen the last transportation appropriations bill that he is going to have to work on. I reminded him…
However, we neglect to talk about the fact that there is over $2 billion a year that goes into maintaining FAA's services. That has nothing to do with the trust fund. That is out of the taxpayers' pocket--$2 billion a year. Those who are…
in recent years, as Amtrak has been required to reduce service and, in some cases, eliminate service to several States, I have noticed that some of the loudest complaints have come from some of our States in the West and in the Midwest. I…
I think the Senator from North Dakota makes a very good case. Despite the fact that I come from one of the most active transportation centers of the country, New Jersey, and we are the most densely populated State, we need access to…
I urge my colleagues, as we heard from Senator Hatfield, to come on down, present your amendments, present the argument, and see if you can win the case. If the amendments are important, then I fail to see that there is no urgency to…
this transportation bill comes before the Senate and before the Congress at a very sensitive moment in our discussions and deliberations here. The image of TWA Flight 800 is fresh in our mind. We all now grieve with those who lost loved…
I want the Record to be clear that this is ``human factors research for security.'' That is the title under which this legislation is proposed.
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