Frank Lautenberg

April 8, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will award the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC) with more than $1 million in federal funds.

Oyster revealed at low tide: Photo by Christopher Seufert (CC)

The funding will support two separate initiatives: the New Jersey Sea Grant College Program and a study of the disease resistance of oysters.    » read more »

Report Requested by Sen. Lautenberg Highlights Need for Improved National Rail Policy

April 1, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report requested by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and released today describes how delays to Amtrak trains that operate over freight railroad lines cost the company almost $137 million in fiscal year 2006, an amount equal to 30 percent of its federal operating subsidy.

Railroad crossing at 4th street and the Berkeley Amtrak station, Berkeley, California: Photo by Patrick Boury (CC)    » read more »

March 27, 2008 -- TOTOWA- Working to help equip Passaic County first responders in a difficult county budget climate, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. today joined Passaic County Prosecutor James Avigliano to deliver $267,900 in federal funding specifically earmarked for the Passaic County Prosecutor’s emergency communications network. Senator Robert Menendez, who was unable to attend today’s announcement, also played a critical role in securing the funds.    » read more »

Defeat of amendment is environmental, economic victory for NJ

March 13, 2008 -- WASHINGTON – Today, during the Senate debate on the nation’s budget, U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Bob Menendez helped beat back a threat to the environment and economy of the Jersey Shore. The New Jersey Senators helped lead the effort to defeat an amendment offered by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) that would have paved the way for drilling off the coast of Virginia, which includes areas less than 100 miles from the Jersey Shore – close enough for spills to affect New Jersey beaches.    » read more »

Senate Subcommittee to Examine Discovery of Over-The-Counter and Prescription Medications Found in Water Supplies Nationwide

March 10, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Chairman of the Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Sen.    » read more »

As Valdez Oil Spill is Considered in Supreme Court, N.J. Sen.'s New Bills Would Modernize Fuel Tanks, Tracking, Help Prevent Spills

March 4, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Frank R, Lautenberg (D-NJ), Chair of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced legislation to better protect America’s shores—and its economy—from the deadly and toxic effects of oil spills.    » read more »

Bill aimed at so-called "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes

March 3, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) today introduced legislation to prohibit tobacco companies from using a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cigarette testing method to market their cigarettes as “light” or “low-tar.”    » read more »

Senator John Warner Key Co-Sponsor; Support & Momentum Builds with Updated Veterans' Educational Bill

February 28, 2008 -- Washington, DC – Senators Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today reintroduced the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act” (S.22) and announced Senator John Warner (R-VA) as one of four lead co-sponsors of the bill.    » read more »

Grant will help facility in NJ develop commercially viable renewable fuel

February 29, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) have announced $33 million in federal funding to help New Jersey become a leader in developing green energy technology. The grant from the Department of Energy has been awarded to DSM Innovations, Inc., (DSM), a Netherlands-based company that employs more than 500 people in New Jersey, to commercialize advanced renewable fuels at its Belvidere facility.    » read more »

Secretary, Acting FAA Head Express Regret for Comments Encouraging Air Traffic Controllers With Safety Concerns to "Seek Employment Elsewhere"

February 28, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC - Under direct questioning from U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today at a Senate hearing, U.S.    » read more »

New Jersey Lawmakers Release Analysis of Bush Education Budget Impact on New Jersey

February 13, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released their assessment of the Bush education budget and its impact on New Jersey’s future. The budget makes clear yet again, that our nation’s students do not rank high on his priority list.    » read more »

NEW YORK -Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest non-partisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will join a bipartisan coalition of Senators including Jim Webb (D-VA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and members of the nation's leading veterans' service organizations to call for a comprehensive World War II-style GI Bill for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the fiscal 2009 budget. The press conference will take place Wednesday, February 13th at 12:30pm in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 385.    » read more »

N.J. Senators Vow to Fight for New Jersey's Travelers, Commuters

February 12, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today said President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal makes drastic cuts in transportation funding that will severely impact New Jersey’s railways, highways and skyways. The two Senators, who are both members of the Senate Budget Committee, have vowed to fight the proposed cuts to protect New Jersey’s transportation network.    » read more »

New Jersey Lawmakers Release Analysis of Bush Budget Impact on NJ Health Care System

February 8, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released their assessment of the Bush health care budget and its impact on New Jersey residents. The budget makes clear that providing access to comprehensive, affordable health care programs is not a top priority for this administration.    » read more »

February 5, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today issued the following statement to commemorate Black History Month:    » read more »