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Frank Lautenberg

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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.

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Mar 21, 2012

We are proud of the work that you and that whole department of yours does.

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Mar 20, 2012

So you take, for example, the issue of the I-94 and the I-94W.

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Mar 20, 2012

This one we ought to be able to get on with, and I look forward to hearing from you about where we stand with this.

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Mar 20, 2012

What steps can you suggest to us here now that will help identify the problems and get them fully resolved?

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Mar 20, 2012

Innovation and entrepreneurship is at the core of how we'll create jobs in the United States.

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Mar 20, 2012

Thank you, I will submit my statement for the record.

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Mar 20, 2012

There's strong funding for the CFTC oversight is essential to preventing another financial meltdown.

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Mar 20, 2012

It's essential that we press on with that because we knew, we learned unfortunately the worst that could happen.

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Mar 20, 2012

its chairman and CEO Robert Murdoch, is, ``. . . not fit to run an international company.''

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Mar 20, 2012

I am concerned about reports that students are being swindled into borrowing more than they can afford.

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Mar 20, 2012

New Jersey is a net contributor of close to $200 million a year to the USF.

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Mar 20, 2012

Thank you. Your report was excellent.

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Mar 20, 2012

I would ask that you put this in the form a report because the question, as it was posed, was developed by my people and the facts that govern there that there was a shortage of staff.

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Mar 20, 2012

The President set the goal for America to be the top tourist destination in the world, and thanks to the Travel Promotion Act and other new policies, we are well on our way.

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Mar 20, 2012

Treasury supports using principal reduction on a targeted basis where it makes economic sense to do so.

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Mar 20, 2012

Gas prices continue to rise. Why are these limits still not in place?

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Mar 20, 2012

I applaud the FCC for recognizing the need for the reform of the Fund.

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Mar 20, 2012

Unscrupulous mortgage brokers' practices have led Americans to buy homes that they clearly could not afford, and today we see some for-profit colleges are pushing students to run up debt they can never repay.

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Mar 20, 2012

But principal forgiveness is essential for struggling homeowners and for restoring the health of our housing market.

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Mar 20, 2012

Make no mistake: without these new reforms and the funding to carry them out, Wall Street will return to its reckless ways, which will threaten our economic recovery and undermine our ability to create jobs.

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Mar 20, 2012

Letting Wall Street regulate itself helped trigger this crisis, sending millions of Americans to the unemployment line and causing their retirement accounts to shrink.

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Mar 20, 2012

A lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.

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Mar 20, 2012

There is obviously a real good, big vote of thanks, in terms of the President's request for a budget for your department.

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Mar 20, 2012

News Corp. misled the committee in order to cover up the illegal activity.

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Mar 20, 2012

Under President Obama's leadership, we're rebuilding the economy from the ground up--laying a foundation that will make our country stronger and better prepared for the future.

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