Frank Lautenberg

The ballgame is over at that point.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

I think that you are passing the elementary grades very rapidly and getting into the full swing, and we are proud to see it happen.

The Recovery Act is a critical first step when it comes to investing in our transportation infrastructure--but we must do more.

Transit projects like the Tunnel boost our economy in the short-term and help transform our economy in the long-term.

You are firm without being a bully. You're intelligent without causing our allies... feeling like we're dismissing their needs.

The State Department has repeatedly and publicly urged Russian officials to respect the rule of law and the importance of due process.

For every $1 we invest in infrastructure, we get a $1.59 in return.

Transportation funding is one of the most effective and efficient ways to create good-paying jobs and boost our economy.

I want to talk for a moment about the tunnel, the ARC tunnel, and the fact that New Jersey and the Port Authority have put $5.7 billion up for this tunnel and are looking to the Federal Government to give just that extra push.

Well, Madam Secretary, you have an enormous job, as we've just heard from the Secretary.

This is a critical step forward, but there is still more that we need to do to build a strong, high-speed passenger rail network in the country.

Are we limited to two options to control what might be going on with Iran and the nuclear development? Is it sanctions or military engagement?

I am hoping that next week, when we see the President... that we will be able to get shovel-ready, people standing at attention, holding their shovels.

We have to do that, because it's very hard to close that barn door once the horse is gone and expect any kind of a result.

We have a target that touches several objectives, and one of the things that we are being asked for by the President is to make sure that we get to the quickest way for value investment but to create jobs.

Should we make sure that that door for American companies to be profiteering, as happened in Iraq while assaulting our people, shouldn't we close that door once and for all?

Today in America we are being overtaken by congestion.

Freight traffic is projected to increase nearly 70 percent by 2020.

What we are looking for here is a balanced transportation policy.

I congratulate you on the fact that we have the individuals of such high caliber that we automatically assume capability in getting the job done.

We must reform how the Nation upgrades and expands its network.

I believe that the U.S. has the responsibility of leading the way in fighting pollution, fighting toxic disasters, with strong legislation to cap greenhouse gas pollution.

If you can take care of the Lautenberg grandchildren, you take care of everybody's grandchildren.

It was in this very place in this Committee that we were introduced to a fellow named Barack Obama.