Frank Lautenberg

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Bush Administration announced plans to limit flights at Newark Liberty International and John F. Kennedy International Airport:    » read more »

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg issued the following statement after the energy bill was signed into law:

“This energy bill represents an important step forward in America’s energy future. It increases the fuel efficiency of our vehicles, which will save consumers at the pump, and help fight global warming. This bill also makes real investments in bio-fuels to decrease our dependence on foreign oil, and includes my legislation to improve the energy efficiency of federal buildings and air quality in our schools.    » read more »

Funds in Omnibus Appropriations Bill; Heads to House, then President

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that the Senate approved legislation to give New Jersey more than $10 million in federal funding for hospitals, as well as health and education programs, in the FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill.    » read more »

Funds in Omnibus Appropriations Bill; Heads to House, then President

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that the Senate approved legislation to give New Jersey more than $85.6 million in federal funding for transportation and economic development.    » read more »

Bill would improve air quality, reduce emissions, combat global warming by making federal government buildings more energy efficient and environmentally sound

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) authored to improve the energy efficiency, indoor air quality and environmental impact of our nation’s federal buildings is now federal law. The measure was part of a broader energy bill that President Bush signed today.    » read more »

Funds Included in FY 2008 Omnibus Bill; Bill Now Heads to House

December 19, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that the Senate approved legislation to give New Jersey millions of dollars in federal funding for law enforcement, crime prevention and science programs.    » read more »

Also Beach Replenishment And Other Critical Infrastructure Projects In New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that the Senate approved legislation to give New Jersey millions of dollars in federal funding for flood prevention, beach replenishment and other critical infrastructure projects to be conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.    » read more »

Funding Comes as Thousands of Patients are Seeking Treatment for 9/11 Related Illnesses, with Numbers Rising

December 19, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg, and Robert Menendez announced final Senate passage of an additional $108 million in federal funding to address the mounting health needs of those individuals who were exposed to environmental hazards released as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks upon the World Trade Center.    » read more »

Senator Says Palmyra Cove Nature Park Must Be Protected

December 18, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today applauded the decision to block a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to use an additional 50 acres of land to dump dredged waste in a nature park in New Jersey. Sen. Lautenberg has repeatedly called upon the Army Corps to not use the Palmyra Cove Nature Park for dumping waste.    » read more »

Bill rejects President Bush's expected piecemeal approach to air delays by limiting flights into New York's JFK Airport, forcing more planes into Newark

December 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – In anticipation of President Bush’s announcement to cap flights into New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today introduced a bill to reduce delays and congestion for air travelers across the entire New Jersey-New York region, one of the busiest in the nation for national and international air travel as well as air freight.    » read more »

Provision would block Bush Administration from nullifying laws like New Jersey's to protect chemical facilites from chemical attack

December 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The just-released, final Omnibus appropriations bill jointly negotiated by the Senate and House includes a provision authored by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to block the Bush Administration from preempting state chemical security laws.    » read more »

'FEED' Act would provide funding for food resources, job training, community service programs

December 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today approved bipartisan legislation authored by Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) to combat hunger in America and create job training opportunities for those in need.    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that four New Jersey fire departments will be receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants. The senators reiterated the need to improve the operations and safety capabilities of New Jersey first responders’ to subsequently enhance public safety across the state.    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to approve this year’s farm bill:

“This farm bill fails to provide the fundamental reform we need in Washington. I will continue my work to reform this broken system, which shortchanges New Jersey and wastes taxpayer dollars with huge, unnecessary subsidies to large agri-businesses.    » read more »

Nebraska Sen. Hagel Co-Sponsored Measure

December 14, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today approved legislation authored by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to prevent increases to enrollment fees, premiums, and pharmacy co-payments for TRICARE, the military community’s health plan. The legislation was included in the final conference version of the FY 2008 Department of Defense Authorization bill. The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a vote of 370 to 49 and now goes to President Bush for his signature.    » read more »