Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., dies at age 89
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Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., the last World War II veteran serving in the Senate, died due to complications from viral pneumonia at 4:02 a.m. Monday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, his office announced. He was 89 years old. Lautenberg had health problems in recent years. A bout with the flu caused him to miss the Senate's Jan. 1, 2013 vote to avoid the fiscal cliff of rising taxes and falling government spending. He had been diagnosed in February 2010 with lymphoma of the stomach and underwent chemotherapy for the next few months. In the Senate, Lautenberg was a longtime advocate of Amtrak and other transportation causes, as well as environmental, health care and veterans' issues. Lately, he had helped lead efforts in the Senate to craft gun control measures, introducing a bill to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds. He was also a principal sponsor of a law banning smoking on domestic airline flights. Before going to Washington, he was a successful businessman who co-founded the firm Automatic Data Processing. Lautenberg is survived by his wife, Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg; six children and their spouses and 13 grandchildren. Lautenberg announced in February that he would not seek reelection next year, opening the door for Newark's Democratic Mayor Cory Booker and others to run for the Senate seat. Lautenberg not seeking reelection Lautenberg's death creates a vacancy that Republican Gov. Chris Christie will fill. |
DId we just lose another Dem vote for CIR?
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Yes, the governor, Chris Christie, will choose a replacement. But Christie is a Republican....
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RIP Lautenberg
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Originally Posted by Smooth
Christie+Pancakes=Democratic Senator
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