Frank Lautenberg

A single freight train takes 280 trucks off the road.

Trains are 17 percent more energy efficient than airplanes, and over 20 percent more efficient than cars.

I, for one, believe that we have to make sure that there is more investment in passenger rail, in freight rail.

Just 2 weeks ago, President Obama called for more investment in rail, and put it, and I quote, 'on an equal footing in our surface transportation program.'

We have to keep goods moving swiftly throughout the country, and that's why I recently introduced the Freight Act.

I have been in the Senate a long time. This is my 25th year of service. This is one of the most exciting moments I have seen here. Today we have an opportunity to fulfill a great responsibility and an honor, to be able to stand in this…

Almost everyone agrees that current law is inadequate; that is everyone except Rush Limbaugh.

We have to do more thorough testing.

I first want to say thank you to Senator Inhofe, for his willingness to examine the possibilities of the dangers and risks associated with the dispersants and see what we ought to do about it.

What we want to do is require that the chemical industry prove that their chemicals are safe to use before they are allowed on the market, rather than the reverse.

I am very grateful to Senator Klobuchar for her leadership.

The problems were unfunded mandates.

As I noted, over 500 water facilities in 47 States have already replaced extremely hazardous substances with safer and more secure chemicals in their processes.

Oh, I am sure that is so. But I think wherever possible effectiveness and costs, all of these things have to be taken into consideration.

Well, I want to say thank you to each of you for your contribution as we conduct our research on where to go, what to add to our legislation or change, we will come up with something that we would be happy to have your testimony or…

I commend him for his efforts.

I think Congress should provide direction and support for a range of different strategies and tactics to move beyond the status quo to increase the security of water and wastewater systems.

Over 500 water facilities have switched to safer methods, but at least 2,600 water facilities still use large amounts of chlorine gas and other toxic gaseous chemicals.

I think the key is to emphasize focus on the local level decision, but hold them accountable and make sure that they are looking at the range of factors.

Why should States not be able to require utilities to take reasonable, cost effective steps to protect communities who are near water facilities?

Thank you, Ms. Dougherty.

Some have argued that companies--and not regulatory agencies--should decide whether a facility should use safer technology.

Thanks, everyone, for being here to examine the security at our Nation's water treatment facilities.

The standards that we proposed, we believe can provide the latitude as well as the coverage that we need.

The fact is, chlorine gas is a deadly substance.