Frank Lautenberg

You dispute the fact that a consensus has validity, do I understand you correctly?

In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said the world is warming and humans are responsible.

The EPA itself found States with coastlines such as our State, New Jersey, California and other States represented on this Committee will directly face these risks in coming years.

We are basically looking now at a future climate that is beyond anything we have considered seriously in climate model simulations.

Asthma is on the rise. The causes are very complex and not fully understood.

A warming world means rising sea levels, and rising sea levels have global implications.

Thank you very much.

the amendment we have before us is of critical importance. By adopting this infrastructure amendment, we will improve this package by increasing its focus on repairing and upgrading our Nation's infrastructure. The fact is, our Nation's…

I look forward to working with you, Ray LaHood on these key issues as we continue the confirmation process.

We don't like spectators doing these jobs. We don't like second guessers doing these jobs. We like leadership.

We're going to count on you. Tell me if you will work with the air traffic controllers.

The current FAA tried to redesign the air routes over our region, New York, New Jersey.

Ray LaHood is here from the State of Illinois and he's had wonderful escorts to the table.

I look forward to your guidance and leadership here.

Safety you said was a principal factor.

Ray, can we count on you to fight to get us the full funding to meet this law, to meet the increased demand for rail travel that we're seeing?

This is a national priority. It attaches the financial center of the world with the rest of the country with ease and reliability.

Few issues are of the importance that a clean environment is to our State, free of toxics, free of pollution.

I am delighted to be able to greet Lisa Jackson to this Committee.

The last 8 years, in my view, at EPA, have been very disappointing.

I think it is a testament to her that those members of our State who have been victims of the only Superfund site that was ever closed and reopened are here today in testament to the type of leadership that she has exhibited.

I rise to talk about the events that are in front of us and their significance. We are presently sharing in the excitement that surrounds this Capitol and our country at the prospect that President Obama will be taking office and leading…

What it does to the threats to childhood growth and health is awful.

We are going to work with you. We know each other and I feel in some ways like you are part of my group.

we have to try whatever we can to eliminate or certainly reduce this attack on the well-being of our families, our children, our grandchildren.