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CommitteesSenator Lautenberg serves on the following Senate committees and subcommittees. Please follow the links below for more information. Commerce, Science, and TransportationThe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has jurisdiction over a number of government agencies and functions important to New Jersey, including the Coast Guard, highway safety, interstate commerce, and marine navigation, including deepwater ports such as the New York - New Jersey Port. In addition, the Committee regulates all interstate common carriers, including railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, civil aviation and telecommunications. For more information, please visit the Committee's website.
Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsThe Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over the entire federal civil service, which will include the newly created Department of Homeland Security. It will be the largest federal agency in history and the members of the Committee will have jurisdiction over virtually every aspect of the department, including port security, domestic intelligence and emergency services. The department will bring over 170,000 federal employees together from some 35 different agencies and departments. For more information, please visit the Committee's website.Environment and Public WorksThe Environment and Public Works Committee is responsible for protecting the nation's natural environment, including its air, water and wildlife. The Committee also regulates nonmilitary nuclear power and oversees the nation's surface transportation infrastructure. For more information, please visit the Committee's website. |
Honor Hard Work with a Higher Minimum Wage The federal government is supposed to work for the people of the United States. Unfortunately, the Republican-dominated 109th Congress has failed to address some of the most urgent needs of the American people. There is no energy policy to reduce our dependence on oil. There have been no measures to curb the soaring cost of health care. And this month Congress adjourned for August recess without approving a long-overdue pay raise for the millions of Americans who work for minimum wage. |