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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg's Public Statements on Transportation

Full Name: Frank R. Lautenberg
Office: U.S. Senate (NJ) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Bonnie; 4 Children: Ellen, Nan, Lisa, Joshua
Birth Date: 01/23/1924
Birth Place: Paterson, NJ
Home City: Cliffside Park, NJ
Religion: Jewish
Date Title Location
May 2, 2013 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Michael Huerta, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Preserve Contract Tower Funding Washington, DC
April 11, 2013 Lautenberg Applauds Passenger Rail Investment in Obama Budget Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez: $75.9 Million in Federal Funding Will Help Rebuild Ocean County Stretch of Route 35 Damaged by Superstorm Sandy Newark, NJ
March 29, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More Than $360 Million For Superstorm Sandy Transit Recovery Newark, NJ
March 19, 2013 Letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Mark Emmert - Ensure Safety of Buses Carrying Student-Athletes Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Lautenberg Applauds Tony Coscia Being Named Amtrak Chairman Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Menendez, Lautenberg Announce More Than $144 Million in Sandy Relief for NJ Transit Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Letter to Administrator Pistole - TSA Decision to Allow Air Passengers to Carry On Small Knives Washington, DC
July 12, 2012 Lautenberg on Report that Shows New Jersey Transportation Deficiencies Hurting Business Prospects Washington, DC
July 3, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More than $540,000 Investment In Transportation Services for Morris County Veterans Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Senate Approves Surface Transportation Jobs Bill Washington, DC
June 5, 2012 Lautenberg Responds After NTSB Finds Driver Fatigue Responsible for Tragic Bus Crash Last Year Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Hearing of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Protecting Commuters: Ensuring Accountability and Oversight in Tolling Unknown
March 28, 2012 Letter to Ray LaHood, Transportation Secretary and Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary Washington, DC
March 19, 2012 Secretary LaHood, New Jersey Senators, Rep. Sires Highlight Benefits of Senate Surface Transportation Bill for New Jersey Hoboken, NJ
March 14, 2012 Senate Approves Surface Transportation Jobs Bill Washington, DC
March 6, 2012 Lautenberg: GOP Derails Job-Creating Transportation Bill Washington, DC
Feb. 22, 2012 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2012 Lautenberg Blasts GOP for Slamming the Brakes on Job-Creating Surface Transportation Bill Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2012 Lautenberg: House GOP Transportation Bill Won't Move America Forward Washington, DC
Jan. 27, 2012 Letter to Chairman Mica and Ranking Member Rahall Washington, DC
Jan. 3, 2012 President Signs Lautenberg Pipeline Safety Bill into Law Newark, NJ
Dec. 14, 2011 Lautenberg Surface Transportation Bills Approved by Commerce Committee Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2011 Cantwell Helps Secure Committee Approval of Key FREIGHT Act Provisions Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2011 Senate Approves Pipeline Safety Legislation Washington, DC
Nov. 23, 2011 Letter to Ray LaHood, Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Newark, NJ
Oct. 17, 2011 Senate Approves Lautenberg, Rockefeller Pipeline Safety Act Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2011 Durbin-Lautenberg-Feinstein-Landrieu Amendment Restores $100 Million in Funding for High Speed Rail Washington, DC
Sept. 15, 2011 Senate Approves Clean Extension of Surface Transportation and FAA Bills Washington, DC
Sept. 8, 2011 Lautenberg Votes for Clean Extension of Surface Transportation Bill to Protect Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Washington, DC
July 7, 2011 Lautenberg Slams GOP Proposal to Slash Transportation Funding, Eliminate Jobs Washington, DC
June 24, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Max Baucus, Chairman, The Honorable Orrin Hatch, Ranking Member, Committee on Finance Unknown
May 11, 2011 Rockefeller & Lautenberg Introduce Bill to Spark Infrastructure Investment, Job-Creation Washington, DC
May 11, 2011 Lautenberg & Rockefeller Introduce Bill to Spark Infrastructure Investment, Job Creation Washington, DC
May 10, 2011 Lautenberg Chairs Commerce Committee Hearing Examining Security Risks at America's Ports Washington, DC
May 10, 2011 Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Are Our Nation's Ports Secure? Examining the Transportation Worker ID Credential Program Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Commerce Committee Approves Lautenberg's Pipeline Safety Act Washington, DC
April 21, 2011 Letter to Ray LaHood, Department of Transportation Secretary Washington, DC
April 20, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Lautenberg, Rockefeller Press for Pipeline Safety Legislation Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, and The Honorable Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Rockefeller, Lautenberg Press for Pipeline Safety Legislation Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Hearing of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee - Ensuring the Safety of Our Nation's Motorcoach Passengers Washington, DC
March 24, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC
March 16, 2011 Bicameral Delegation Announces High-Speed & Intercity Rail Caucus Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC
March 3, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; The Honorable Thad Cochran, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; The Honorable Patty Murray, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Approp Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2011 Letter To The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2011 Lautenberg: GOP Budget Plan Would Eliminate Funding for Four Infrastructure Projects in New Jersey Washington, DC
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