Frank Lautenberg

The Congress must to step in and ensure that the safety improvements NTSB has recommended for decades are adopted by the DOT agencies.

We will do that. Thank you very much.

I think that is a major step forward. I would hope other bus companies would follow.

But the FMCSA gave the company a satisfactory rating.

We need to understand why these dangerous drivers and bus companies were not taken off the road before these disasters took place.

So it was late and should never have occurred.

We would appreciate an even faster response, but we want it thorough. So we appreciate that.

We owe it all to the victims of bus accidents and their families to get to the bottom of what caused these crashes.

I think it would be a good idea.

The burden changes so that the company or person or the group that wants to introduce the chemical must prove it is safe before introduction.

I am a professional grandfather. I have 10 grandchildren and I know what I want for them.

What is a cost to save a child's life? It doesn't matter what the cost is.

We face a clear and present danger from Tea Party politicians who want to reward Big Polluters by crippling the EPA's ability to enforce the Clean Air Act.

The health benefits of the Clean Air Act--particularly for our children--are well-documented.

Clean air is essential to that well-being. When the air is dirty, health care costs climb and productivity plunges.

it is essential, critical if I might emphasize, that we find out more about what is really in there and what the long-term damage might be.

The amendment that has been proposed by the Senator from Kentucky, Republican Mitch McConnell, is as dangerous an effort as we can imagine. It would undermine our children's health while helping polluters and their lobbyists. And what a…

If oil is drilled, oil will be spilled.

everyone is aware of how deeply concerned the American people are about staying in their homes, about having adequate health care, and about providing education and a better path for the lives of their children. But everyone also knows…

It strikes me as kind of an anomaly that people who are on a list that says these are suspects for terror, and they can walk in and buy a gun.

I hope we can. Nearly 12 years ago, the Senate passed my legislation to close the gun show loophole.

You can't try criminals or offenders if you don't first arrest them.

But I want to tell you, I am pleased that the President's budget included a substantial increase in funding for the COPS program.

Mr. Secretary, you have done a great job there at Commerce, and we are pleased to hear about some of the good things that are happening.

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman.