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.
Well, we would hope that there is some energy put into this review and even as it waits for the court hearing that EPA I think ought to show its cards, to use the expression, and tell us what they see thus far in the process, or as quickly…
That tells us that we ought to get on with the task of increasing the supply, increasing the use of cellulosic materials.
Those cars and trucks will cough pollutants into the air that will create smog, give people asthma attacks and contribute to global warming.
While we develop new fuels, we must improve fuel efficiency standards for our cars and trucks--and we must do this now.
The average price for a gallon of gas is $2.85, which forces workers to choose between filling their tanks and paying their bills.
I would hope that we would apply the traditional rule of economics and try to encourage, if it's as beneficial as it appears to be, just looking at Brazil itself, to try to do whatever we can.
California as we all know has requested a waiver from EPA to allow its limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars to take effect.
I believe we should build ethanol into the foundation of our alternative fuels portfolio.
We also need to think about energy in terms of our health, our environment and our security.





