Frank Lautenberg Quotes

#1. Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#2. One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#3. Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#4. Having members of the Bush administration actually sit down and discuss counter terrorism with the very countries that support terrorists is absurd. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#5. People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#6. Our mandate is to be a nation of laws. And the Supreme Court is the place where we look to safeguard our civil rights and our individual liberties. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#7. Judge Samuel Alito was born and raised in the great state of New Jersey. Our state has a legacy of producing outstanding jurists, most notably the late William J. Brennan, who ushered in our nation's recommitment to civil rights in the latter half of the 20th century. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#8. We have other legislation that all of you are aware that I have been so active on, with my colleagues here, and that is to shut down the gun shows. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#9. We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#10. So the effect of this Republican provision to allow doctors to be gagged from even discussing abortion with their patients is outrageous. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#11. Should those whose actions lead to the death or injury of a child get a free pass? - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#12. Flip-flopping is kind of an easy thing to identify. During a recent convention, we heard an irate Senator make an angry speech declaring that it is not what you say but, rather, what you do that counts. You flip-flop when you make promises and fail to fulfill them. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#13. The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter terrorism information with countries that sponsor terrorism. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#14. I say I don't need a tax cut. It will not do me any more good. I can't buy more, I can't eat more, I can't do more, and I want it distributed among the ordinary people who work every day. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#15. I believe that justices must recognize that our Constitution is an 18th-century document that needs to be applied in the context of the 21st century. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#16. Judge Samuel Alito's accomplishments in life are the embodiment of the American dream. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#17. I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#18. I'm convinced that our duty to provide advice and consent for justices of the Supreme Court is our most important constitutional responsibility. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#19. I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people. - Author: Frank Lautenberg

#20. The ocean is tired. It's throwing back at us what we're throwing in there. - Author: Frank Lautenberg