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Democrat from New Jersey
Frank Lautenberg is a Democratic senator representing New Jersey.
Recent statements involving Frank Lautenberg
"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."
Says "in our gun laws we’re allowing domestic abusers to sidestep this ban on getting a gun. The loophole allows a convicted abuser to walk into a gun show and walk out with a gun, no questions asked."
"Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history."
"Since 2004, there have been some 1,300 attacks (on rail targets). Four thousand people have died. Thousands of injuries."
"When we look at the number of murders in the United States (in) 2009, we had 9,500 people murdered. When we look around the world, we see ... large countries, the U.K., Germany, Japan had 200 or less killed in a year."
Recent stories featuring Frank Lautenberg
Weekend Truth-O-Meter rulings hit opposite extremes:
Christie gets a Pants on Fire rating, Lautenberg receives a True from the Truth-O-Meter.
Fact-checking claims about guns and violence :
Since the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, firearms and violence have dominated the national discussion. We put three claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
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