Frank Lautenberg

I come to the floor now as a father and a grandfather. Bonnie and I have five daughters and are grandparents of eight granddaughters. Nothing in our family and nothing in families across this country have anything more critical on their…

The true measure of a democracy is its dispensation of justice.

Yesterday, instead of focusing on nuclear plant safety, a House committee conducted what I consider to be a witch hunt in an attempt to assassinate the character of a dedicated public servant.

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

It is simply inexcusable. Slow walking needed reforms after a disaster like Fukushima, where widespread contamination has set back Japan immeasurably, must not be an option.

I would say that my experience with Chairman Jaczko is that he is an extraordinarily bright, competent individual.

Our nation is fortunate to have Greg sitting in the Chairman's seat, because he is a proven leader.

Why is it felt that the Commissioners wanted to delay the Task Force report on Fukushima?

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what we are seeing today is what happens when an agency that has traditionally been controlled by the industry it serves, it regulates, meets a Chairman that puts safety of the American people ahead of the interests of the industry.

Can you imagine why it is that they thought that more time could be employed and not rush this thing along?

I just didn't want anything to be not heard or misunderstood.

That is pretty heavy hollering to say it overwhelms.

we are at a time in the calendar that usually is a time of excellent anticipation. Christmas is coming. The holidays are coming. People are trying to get their families in order, do the shopping, and all the things we have to do. It would…

we are here now deciding what kind of a country America might be in the future--whether it will be a place we can look back at and remember when everybody had a chance at success. It is hard to believe that when we look at the vote we just…

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The bottom line is that we've got to do everything in our power to make sure only sound science is used in our criminal justice system.

There can be no true justice if police and prosecutors do not have the tools that they need to fairly enforce our laws.

I believe in equity and balance. That's what I like to see.

The full measure of democracy is its dispensation of justice.

Many forms of commonly-used forensics, including fingerprints, ballistics, firearms identification, fail to meet the most basic scientific standards.

The scientific community also has expressed serious concerns about the quality of our country's crime labs.

So poverty has penalties in ways, obviously, recognized, and in my view, this is one of them.

You can't do it on the cheap.

We have to make the investments early in order to provide the kind of security and balance that we owe citizens of the United States.