Frank Lautenberg

The surveillance video from Newark Liberty Airport clearly shows that a TSA officer's actions led to the Sunday incident. We will use this hard lesson to reinforce the sharp focus and tight discipline at all our stations across the country…

We look forward to that. And I'm going to close this hearing.

Now I've been asking this question for the past 5 years, and this time I'd like to have it be the last time that we discuss this.

We're trying very hard honestly. I address this to the people here to make sure that we learn from mistakes.

And I asked a question of the CEO of the company, if they had $17 billion available for purchase of another airline, why were they reducing pensions?

And there has been in the past some concern about security of the jobs by raising complaints.

I want to find the data before the accident. I want to find ways to get the information to us so that we can predict the accident...

Thanks Senator Dorgan, Senator Rockefeller for their constant attention to matters of air travel.

Well certainly we know that when things go the other way when a mistake is learned about, when bad practice is threatening that the FAA should be quick to jump on it.

Even one slip is one too many. We should never have that happen.

I thank my colleague while I ran a little over time here.

What is happening to force the States--no, strike that--to help the States improve enforcement from EPA?

Recent studies said that only 5 percent of the funds under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund went to control non-point source pollution, like agricultural or urban runoff, point source pollution from water pipes.

I assure you, I would drink it first.

Yes, because I am concerned when there is a position saying that they do not have the knowledge, and they do not have the facility, and I am wondering where they go.

Thank you very much, Ms. Giles.

I know, but you are talking about process. I am talking about results. Forgive me, please.

Frankly, it comes from the New York Times. They may not be the perfect monitor. But do you think there is a lot more progress than that?

Would you argue with the fact that there are only a maximum 6 percent of the polluters that have been punished for water violations?

But is anything--what I deduce is that you are saying no, in some terms. So, I am going to assume that little is being done.

Well, but we see a result that is, I think disturbing, rather alarming.

I think, as the Chairman said, that action in these situations is a requirement, and when we see something that is growing in popularity as a process, I think it suggests that we ought to get after it.

Fewer than 6 percent of the polluters have been punished for violations.

Right now, there are more than 140 chemicals in our drinking water that EPA does not regulate, according to a recent study.

When Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA gained the authority to regulate the chemicals in our drinking water.