On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Mr. President, I know we want to hear from our colleague shortly. I wish to join in recognizing over a quarter of a century of distinguished service from the senior Senator from New Jersey on this 9,000th vote, which is only emblematic of the type of work he has done, which is with a view toward not the next election but the next generation, whether it is saving lives by raising the drinking age; whether it is allowing workers to understand and have the right to know the toxic chemicals they were working with and the community in which those toxic chemicals were located; whether it is making sure all of us don't have to breathe secondhand smoke on an airplane; whether it is making sure that those who pilfer the land and contaminated it were held responsible to clean it up in the Superfund or to have cleaner air to breathe, Frank Lautenberg's legislation has touched millions of lives not only in New Jersey but across the Nation, and we salute him for his tremendous service. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from New Jersey.
