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'''Frank Raleigh Lautenberg''', born January 23, 1924 (age {{age|1924|1|23}}), is the senior [[United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]].

'''Frank Raleigh Lautenberg''', born January 23, 1924 (age {{age|1924|1|23}}), is the senior [[United States Senator]] from [[New Jersey]]. Born January 23, 1924 in Paterson, New Jersey, Lautenberg served in the United States Army Signal Corps during [[World War II]]. After graduating from [[Columbia University]] in 1949 with a degree in [[Economics]], he founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP), the first payroll services company in the U.S.<ref>http://lautenberg.senate.gov/about/biography.cfm</ref> Later, Lautenberg entered public service, first as commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (1978-1982) and then as U.S. Senator. He was elected as a [[Democrat]] in 1982 and re-elected in 1988 and 1994.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000123</ref> Having chosen not to run in 2000, he was tapped to replace Sen. Robert Torricelli as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 after the latter's withdrawal due to unethical campaign financing.<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/01/elec02.nj.s.torricelli.race/</ref> Lautenberg went on to win election to the Senate for a fourth term.

 

Born January 23, 1924 in Paterson, New Jersey, Lautenberg served in the United States Army Signal Corps during [[World War II]]. After graduating from [[Columbia University]] in 1949 with a degree in [[Economics]], he founded Automatic Data Processing (ADP), the first payroll services company in the U.S.<ref>http://lautenberg.senate.gov/about/biography.cfm</ref>

 

Later, Lautenberg entered public service, first as commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (1978-1982) and then as U.S. Senator. He was elected as a [[Democrat]] in 1982 and re-elected in 1988 and 1994.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000123</ref> Having chosen not to run in 2000, he was tapped to replace Sen. Robert Torricelli as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 after the latter's withdrawal due to unethical campaign financing.<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/01/elec02.nj.s.torricelli.race/</ref> Lautenberg went on to win election to the Senate for a fourth term.

Lautenberg is one of the Senate's most [[liberal]] members, receiving a lifetime average voting record of 93 from Americans for Democratic Action.<ref>http://www.adaction.org/lifetimesennewjersey.html</ref> During a pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] rally, Senator Frank Lautenberg said that [[conservatives]] do not deserve all the rights found in the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], reported ''[[The Blaze]]'' on March 25, 2011. Lautenberg said the following during the pro-[[abortion]] rally:

Lautenberg is one of the Senate's most [[liberal]] members, receiving a lifetime average voting record of 93 from Americans for Democratic Action.<ref>http://www.adaction.org/lifetimesennewjersey.html</ref> During a pro-[[Planned Parenthood]] rally, Senator Frank Lautenberg said that [[conservatives]] do not deserve all the rights found in the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], reported ''[[The Blaze]]'' on March 25, 2011. Lautenberg said the following during the pro-[[abortion]] rally:

{{Cquote|The Tea Party Republicans in Washington claim they’re concerned about the budget balance, but it’s a disguise! It’s not true! It’s a lie! That’s not what they want. They want — they want other people not to be able to have their own opinions. They don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution! But we’ll give them to them anyway.<ref>Jonathon M. Seidl. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-senators-shocking-gop-comment-they-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-that-are-in-the-constitution/ Dem. Senator’s Shocking Comment: Tea Partiers ‘Don’t Deserve the Freedoms That are in the Constitution’], ''[[The Blaze]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|The Tea Party Republicans in Washington claim they’re concerned about the budget balance, but it’s a disguise! It’s not true! It’s a lie! That’s not what they want. They want — they want other people not to be able to have their own opinions. They don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution! But we’ll give them to them anyway.<ref>Jonathon M. Seidl. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-senators-shocking-gop-comment-they-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-that-are-in-the-constitution/ Dem. Senator’s Shocking Comment: Tea Partiers ‘Don’t Deserve the Freedoms That are in the Constitution’], ''[[The Blaze]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref>}}

Frank Lautenberg's claim that [[Republicans]] want to outlaw opinions was based on nothing, as noted by ''[[Hot Air]]''.<ref>Ed Morrissey. [http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/25/lautenberg-republicans-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-in-the-constitution/ Lautenberg: Republicans “don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution!”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref> According the ''Hot Air'' report, Lautenberg's allowance that he’d give those freedoms to [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Partiers]] despite their political views was seen as more offensive than his initial remark.

Frank Lautenberg's claim that [[Republicans]] want to outlaw opinions was based on nothing, as noted by ''[[Hot Air]]''.<ref>Ed Morrissey. [http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/25/lautenberg-republicans-dont-deserve-the-freedoms-in-the-constitution/ Lautenberg: Republicans “don’t deserve the freedoms that are in the Constitution!”], ''[[Hot Air]]'', March 25, 2011.</ref> According the ''Hot Air'' report, Lautenberg's allowance that he’d give those freedoms to [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Partiers]] despite their political views was seen as more offensive than his initial remark.

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