Frank Lautenberg
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"Frank Raleigh Lautenberg" was a United States Senate/United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party. He first served in the United States Senate from 1982 to 2001; after a brief retirement, he was asked by his party to run again after Robert Torricelli dropped out of the 2002 Senate race due to a scandal. Lautenberg was re-elected to the Senate and served from 2003 until his death in June 2013. He was the last serving veteran of World War II in the United States Senate. Before entering politics, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing/Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

He has been called "the last of the New Deal Liberalism in the United States/liberals" and was known for his legislative efforts against Drunk driving in the United States/drunk driving, and his support of spending for Amtrak and Mass transit in the United States/urban public transportation, for stronger Environmental policy of the United States/environmental regulations, greater Consumer protection#United States/consumer protections, and investigations of wrongdoing by Wall Street.

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All further relations with Saudi Arabia must be entirely contingent on the kingdom's progress cracking down, reigning in and snuffing out its terrorist problem. Deeds -- not words -- must be the benchmark of Saudi progress in solving the terrorist problem that threatens its society as much as it threatens our own.

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Max Cleland lost three limbs in Vietnam and they shamed him so that he was pushed out of office because he was portrayed as weak on defense, ... Where do they come off with that kind of stuff?

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As a former soldier, I can't believe that a secretary of defense would be so dismissive of requests for protective gear by our people in uniform.

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At this critical time, CMS should have a user-friendly, informative and easy to understand Medicare Web page, ... Unfortunately, the only web at the current Medicare site is a web of confusion.

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Instead of holding hands with Saudi officials and other members of OPEC, we should hold them accountable for these record gas prices, ... The primary reason people are paying so much at the pump is because President Bush refuses to get tough with his Saudi friends.

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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.

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The compelling factor, I've got to tell you, in my decision was the searing reality that I would have to spend half of every day between now and the next election fund-raising.

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Nobody has a right to come between any person and their doctor, ... Today they might not fill prescriptions for birth control pills. Tomorrow it could be painkillers for a cancer patient. Next year it could be medicine that prolongs the life of a person with AIDS or some other terminal disease.

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