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Frank Lautenberg was a prominent American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, Lautenberg held office from 1982 to 2001 and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was known for his advocacy on issues related to transportation, public health, and environmental protection. Lautenberg played a key role in the passage of legislation aimed at improving safety standards in transportation and addressing public health concerns, including efforts to reduce smoking and improve air quality.
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…
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.
The current Administration has also failed to provide sufficient funding to run the Superfund program.
I called it a plague, the likes of which has never been seen in the history of man.
I think the most important thing to glean from her resume is that she has helped our home State in becoming one of the most environmentally aware and environmentally responsible States in the Nation.
The company that was started by three young people from Paterson, New Jersey, without any resources at all now produces an index that provides the freshest data that are available.
To see it with that threatening material almost on the front porch is certainly not a sight that any of us like to see.
I heard Mr. Sunshine talk about his concern as a taxpayer. We all do the same thing here and are concerned about Government spending.
This spill, this ugly material was allowed to cover areas of residence and community and that we wind up, though this spill was nearly 50 times bigger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Their reaction was that coal ash is not harmful and here I quote a spokesman there, does have some heavy metals within it, but it is not toxic or anything.
How can the public have confidence in NRC's relicensing process when it took prodding by a non-governmental agency?
But the public is certainly entitled to be aware of the fact that these data are not being furnished as they should be.
Senator Lautenberg said it, confidence, certainty, safety. All is a product of transparency and openness.
Today is a noteworthy anniversary. It is the anniversary of D-day, the day the largest invasion force in the history of man landed on the beaches of Normandy. They came from across the world--133,000 brave soldiers, sailors, and…
I rise to introduce the Preserving Records of Terrorist and Criminal Transactions, or PROTECT Act of 2008. I am proud to be joined by cosponsors Senators Feinstein, Levin, Lieberman, Menendez, Reed, Schumer, and Whitehouse. In 1994, we…
It is somewhere between unlikely and zero? Because it is obviously a matter of growing concern.
If you only had two words you could issue, yes or no, which one would you pick, Mr. Grumbles?
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