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Frank Lautenberg is a Democratic senator representing New Jersey.

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Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:

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

By Caryn Shinske • December 9, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
stated on November 13, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:

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

By Erin O'Neill • November 25, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
stated on July 30, 2012 in an op-ed on NorthJersey.com:

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

By Erin O'Neill • August 6, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
stated on May 3, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:

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

By Bill Wichert • May 11, 2012
Frank Lautenberg
stated on April 26, 2012 in a speech on the Senate floor:

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."

By Erin O'Neill • May 3, 2012

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