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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.
Right now, people are at gas stations across America, filling up cars and trucks to get to work, take their kids to school, and run their errands. In May of 2002, a gallon of gas cost $1.40. Today that same gallon of gas costs $3.22. In…
Today is going to be a day of great importance to America. We are going to be voting on the supplemental bill to fund the surge and the number of soldiers on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. But last night we learned the body of one of the…
once we were able to see beyond the death, destruction, and suffering that Hurricane Katrina wrought, we saw that America is unprepared for a megacatastrophe. We learned that lesson at the expense of those in the gulf states. Nevertheless…
we have an interesting challenge in front of us today. All of us support drug availability at affordable prices. The challenge that brings us to the floor today is how to ensure that prescription drugs used by Americans are both affordable…
the Cochran amendment would require the same certification this body has approved three times before--to guarantee prescription drugs and provide consumers peace of mind, knowing that the drugs they are taking are safe and effective no…
We need electronic on-board recorders in every truck on the road to ensure the safety of our truck drivers and our families who travel on the highways.
I am in a state of shock over the casual dismissal of the opinions of the American people, in huge majorities, who say: We have had enough of this war, and we want to make a change. They want us to start to position ourselves in a manner…
On September 11, 2001, 700 of our fellow New Jerseyans never came home. One of my daughter's closest friends with whom she worked on Wall Street perished, and her husband searched for more than 2 weeks. After the obvious was apparent--that…
I am pleased to see us at work to complete our deliberations on this bill, but for the moment, I wish to talk about amendment No. 298 which Senator Schumer has offered to strengthen our port and container security. It builds on a law I…
Yes or no, how do you stand on the escalation of this war? How do you stand on sending more sons and daughters into that hell on Earth? It is time to stand up and be counted and not to permit the public, across this land of ours, to be…
we just heard a debate about debates. It strikes me that this word war we are conducting here doesn't get to the fact that we are losing people every day in Iraq--27 Americans died in a weekend--and our friends on the other side want to…
these have been some terrible days for our country. Last Saturday, we lost 27 American men and women in Iraq, making it the third deadliest day for our country and our forces since this war began. A Blackhawk went down northeast of…
together with my good friend--the new Minority Whip--Senator Trent Lott I rise to introduce S. 294, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007. After several gloomy years, the future of America's passenger railroad is…
this morning I rise to discuss the terrible situation we see in Iraq. While home in New Jersey over these last few days, I was often approached by constituents on the street and there was one topic that would come into the conversation…
Over five years since 9/11, much of our Nation's transportation systems remain vulnerable to terror attack. There are many reasons for the lack of action by the Federal Government, but we can no longer simply look the other way. Last year…
H.R. 5782 the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 is a timely piece of legislation, and I hope that it will soon become law. I am proud to be one of the original cosponsors of the Senate version of this…
I regret this is among the last opportunities we will have to meet on the floor with our distinguished colleague from Minnesota, who has always been forthright on the issues, sticking up for what he believes, no matter what the penalty. I…
The Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization legislation that is before us now would shift already inadequate Ryan White money away from States such as New Jersey where the epidemic first appeared and where the need is still growing, to States…
I will speak on the port security conference report we are just passing. I am a conferee on that bill and this conference has been a sham. It is shameful because the Democratic members of the conference committee have not been allowed to…
I rise to talk about my bill to provide a temporary reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act. I want to thank my colleagues, Senators Menendez, Clinton, Schumer, Obama, Durbin, and Bill Nelson, for cosponsoring this important and…
And when we meet with the House, let the conferees, when the issue goes to conference, look at the issue and review what it is that is keeping them from----
I wish to talk about the current hiring limit on TSA screeners at our Nation's airports. That is what this amendment deals with--to eliminate the current hiring. One can ask: Why can't we just add more funding to TSA's budget and let them…
How many do we need, Mr. President, for the yeas and nays? Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
we obviously don't agree. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska has the floor.
Mr. President as we are now prepared to consider the amendment, in the minute I have--which I assume is the time--I would like to tell everybody that the purpose of this amendment is to ask that we take the cap off the number of TSA…
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