Frank Lautenberg

Keep the ports tight and ready, and we will try to give you the equipment and you bring the spirit.

Last year, you said that you thought that reinstating this ban should be examined.

Our oceans are not just beautiful environmental resources. They are sources of vital strength in America.

That is little comfort for us, as you can imagine.

S. 3203, the Military Health Care Protection Act of 2012, which was introduced bipartisanly by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Marco Rubio.

Now we have to look pretty hard to replicate the conditions there, but yet I think it is fair to say that it is essential that we find out or monitor what happens in coastal waters that are near large urban centers to see whether we can…

The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail is a valuable asset to the State of New Jersey that promotes the vast cultural resources along the state's vibrant coastline and helps boost tourism and local economic development.

I rise to pay tribute to a long-time friend from New Jersey. It is a sad day for all of us from New Jersey who knew Congressman Donald Payne from north New Jersey, and I pay tribute to my colleague who died this morning after a battle with…

The brave men and women of the Coast Guard never let us down, and it is critical that the resources be there that they need to complete the missions that we have assigned them.

FRA supports Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Marco Rubio's bill, the Military Health Care Protection Act.

This bill recognizes the sacrifices made over a 20- or 30-year military career to retirees and seeks to limit the proposed changes in TRICARE.

Our oceans aren't just critical environmental resources--they're also vital sources of America's economic strength.

I cannot live with the thought of NOAA being moved to the Department of the Interior.

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a longtime friend from New Jersey. It is a sad day for all of us from New Jersey who knew Congressman Donald Payne.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a committee hearing entitled ``The Semiannual Monetary Policy…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``Syria: The Crisis and Its Implications.'' The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 1, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Banking…

we are engaged in the business of the Senate, and it is not always discernible that it is the business of the people. What we see taking place these days is a principle mantra of Republicans on the campaign trail seeking more freedom for…

No one comes aboard expecting to enter a real live nightmare.

It is not unlike the development of the highway system being done in the early 1950s when the country had a population of 170 million.

The Obama administration has yet to release a comprehensive National Rail Plan as required by my 2008 Amtrak law.

We've got to make sure that passengers receive their own proper safety and evacuation training.