Frank Lautenberg

I am struck particularly by the reminder that resource has to accompany our legislation.

The goal of my upcoming Safe Chemicals Bill is to give EPA the tools that it needs to keep dangerous chemicals out of our bodies.

The entire 84,000 or whatever the actual number is of chemicals that are in widespread use in commerce.

Do you feel that chemicals found in Americans' bodies ought to be prioritized for testing to determine whether the chemicals are safe?

The mere presence of a chemical in the body does not necessarily mean that it is harmful.

The number is quite a bit smaller. But that does not mean that these do not have an effect when in use and that we ought to be on guard.

I would like to thank each of you for your testimony.

The results of that study need to be repeatable and proven in further supporting studies.

I am particularly interested in this subject, as I am with anything that can protect our people and improve our general environment.

We focus on protecting the health of our families by updating our chemical safety laws.

We are really going to be working very hard to make sure that we are doing the best that we can to protect the lives and well-being of our human population.

I wholeheartedly agree with you that increasing broadband adoption should remain a top national priority.

The report by the former chief economist at The World Bank found that inaction on global warming could cost 10 times as much as transitioning to a clean energy economy.

There is great potential in the way that you have done in New Jersey to do that across the country.

New Jersey now requires that, as I mentioned, 22.5 percent of its electricity must come from renewable sources by 2021.

In our State, New Jersey, for example, it requires 22.5 percent of electricity comes from renewable sources by 2021.

Renewable technologies are clean, they will free us of our dependence on other nations, and they will create jobs.

One of the best ways to stop global warming and to get our economy back on track would be a wind farm environment, wind farm economy.

The President last night I think made it clear that putting jobs out of the country cannot simply be rewarded by bringing cheaper products into our society, lowering the standard of living here as we do that.

Your training and attitude and experience couldn't be better.

I feel very confident that we have good people to fill these posts.

I commend you both for your willingness to serve.

Do you believe that the quality-of-life issues affecting hundreds of thousands of people in New Jersey... should be considered?

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We wonder what we can do to encourage jobs in the marine building--shipbuilding, ship materials, electronics, et cetera.