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Democrat from New Jersey

Frank Lautenberg is a Democratic senator representing New Jersey.

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True

Billion-dollar industry

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Frank Lautenberg

"In 2008, tourism brought in $38 billion dollars and supported more than 300,000 jobs in the state of New Jersey."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, December 9th, 2012

Mostly False

Storm destroyed dilapidated section

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Frank Lautenberg

Says because of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City "much of that boardwalk no longer exists -- just the pillars where the boardwalk used to be."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Half-True

A flawed comparison

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Frank Lautenberg

"Guns have murdered more Americans here at home in recent years than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Monday, August 6th, 2012

Half-True

Still four years away

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Frank Lautenberg

"Just remember this: the president's health care bill put 30 million people on health care rolls that weren't there before."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Friday, May 11th, 2012

True

Unless states restrict it

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Frank Lautenberg

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."

— PolitiFact New Jersey on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Recent stories featuring Frank Lautenberg

Frank Lautenberg claims recalled by Truth-O-Meter

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) went up against the Truth-O-Meter eight times on topics ranging from Amtrak funding to national healthcare and gun-control measures

Frank Lautenberg versus the Truth-O-Meter: A look back

New Jersey's senior senator announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014

Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats

PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence

Cory Booker files paperwork for U.S. Senate; how's he done against the Truth-O-Meter?

Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.

Fact-checks on gun control and gun violence

The shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 people has reopened a national debate about gun control. As it unfolds, you might hear some familiar claims. Here's our roundup.