Frank Lautenberg

The President's budget request proposes a $456 million cut in the Public Housing Capital Fund.

This has been a case of sheer neglect on our part, to step up to the plate.

We can't just stand by our military on the battlefield--we have to stand by them when they return home, too.

Instead of waiting until they return from combat, Vet2Vet starts its work with servicemembers pre-deployment and then helps them readjust when they return from service.

The need to improve mental health care for our servicemembers and veterans is clear and demands a new sense of urgency.

The entire premise of the long-term bill is to allow the agencies to get a planned program in releasing the work.

Now, what I'm trying to understand is what was--why was Toyota able to move so deftly, so quickly into the marketplace and overcome the established auto industry that existed in this country?

Did this presentation raise a red flag that your company was prioritizing profit over safety?

Does it say, 'Look, you, so-and-so, your department, your responsibility--and that we're deadly serious about this at Toyota...'

I wanted to ask Mr. Inaba a question.

You know, there's an insinuation here, because you describe a $100-million savings--that's earnings, basically--from avoiding a safety recall in 2007.

Did Toyota gain market share by shortcuts on safety, by trying to minimize expenses that were to be made to make sure that everything was operating appropriately?

Is anyone at Toyota responsible--been made responsible for this presentation or related safety lapses at Toyota--been reprimanded for their lapse?

It's my hope that Toyota will start to address this crisis fully and forthrightly so that Americans will have the confidence that they're safe when they get behind the wheel of a Toyota.

Toyota became the number one car company in the world because of its relentless, marketed reputation for safety.

When it comes to safety, there's no room for negotiation.

Last year, when Congress and the President stepped in to help the American auto industry, there were many who said that GM, Chrysler, Ford deserved to fail.

We have more work to do to make sure that when passengers board a commercial aircraft, they have pilots that are well rested, well trained, and ready for any task that is put before them.

In fact, according to the FBI, the most 'at-risk' area in the entire United States for a terrorist attack is the two-mile stretch between Newark Liberty International Airport and the Port of Newark.

We always find ways to give assignments to the Coast Guard. First of all, your weakness is your skill. You're too good.

Preventing another terrorist attack from occurring within our borders is our solemn duty--and the Coast Guard plays a vital role in that effort.

It's clear that Newark Airport does not have the necessary number of TSA personnel to provide the type of security that this airport requires.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing. But if I might divert for just a minute to say to you that our hearts go out to those in West Virginia who have lost their lives.

How about illegal voracious fishing within our territorial limits by foreign vessels? Is that a problem for you?

I'm not happy, as you are aware, sir, that we are closing the security unit at the Port of New York.