Dec 5, 2012
Thanks very much to each one of you. You have got important jobs. I admire what you have done.
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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Dec 5, 2012
I commended the Governor for his leadership in this thing. And we put aside the pitchforks and picked up the shovels together.
Dec 5, 2012
As we devote resources to recovering from this storm, we have got to invest so we are better prepared for the future ones as well.
Dec 5, 2012
To simply repair substations, maintenance facilities and other infrastructure to their previous state would be an abrogation of our duty to our customers and the citizens and taxpayers of our states and of our Nation.
Dec 5, 2012
Sandy taught us something, a harsh lesson, about the inability of our aging infrastructure to handle such severe weather events.
Dec 5, 2012
We need to be looking to the future and making sure that we are making the right investments not only for our State but for the region and for the country.
Dec 5, 2012
You can see that their tracks are visible through the water, and it is a shocking sight because you know what kind of damage this means and what we must do in such a hurry.
Dec 5, 2012
It is easy to second guess, but based on the options, Mr. Weinstein, it did not sound like there were other choices to be made.
Dec 5, 2012
We almost need the constant reminders about the national heirloom of this event. This is not just regional.
Dec 5, 2012
Superstorm Sandy is a sign of things to come. In this changing climate, the intensity of storms has increased making extreme weather like Sandy more and more common.
Dec 4, 2012
I look forward to working closely with you to write a supplemental appropriations bill that will help rebuild New Jersey so it is stronger.
Dec 4, 2012
One thing I can tell you, that this picture without the USACE project, homes were destroyed all over the place.
Dec 4, 2012
The fact is that none of the 50 States, not one, is exempt from a time when nature turns their back on them...
Dec 4, 2012
Our country has to be prepared to protect its borders, whether it's from military or other kinds of incursions...
Dec 4, 2012
When we don't invest in our infrastructure, we leave our communities in grave danger.
Dec 4, 2012
My State is still reeling from shock. There are lots of people--still in the middle of the storm as far as their lives are concerned.
Nov 28, 2012
Imagine having to evacuate and coming home to find nothing there. The place where you raised your children, created so many memories, gone.
Nov 28, 2012
My friend, Senator Lautenberg, shared shocking photos of the devastation in New Jersey and made an impassioned and compelling case for congressional action.
Nov 28, 2012
The reason that we have this new normal of new extremes is because global climate change is happening and is real.
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