Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]

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2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...mean that his power-mongering and lust for the national spotlight are extinguished. Would anyone wish to bet against Sen. Frank Lautenberg's suddenly retiring before the Christie inauguration, and Corzine's anointing himself into the vacated seat ... an

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GOP senators talk of boycotting climate bill

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...intention of voting for the bill. While Boxer said she hoped the Republicans would change their minds and participate, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., another committee member, wasn't as kind at a news conference. "It's almost like schoolchildren over

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Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...our Republican friends seem to be saying 'No, we won't.' " "I find it shocking to see the empty chairs there," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (N.J.), beckoning across the U-shaped table and scolding the "duck-and-run" Republicans. He alternately likened the

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Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

E.J. Dionne Jr. on Tuesday's election lessons for Democrats

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...strong showings in the past two national elections, Democrats happen to constitute a large share of the pool of incumbents. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, as he made his way to Corzine's concession speech at a hotel here, said he sees an electorate in a dark mo

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Washington Sketch: Republicans give global-warming hearing the cold shoulder

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

GOP senators absent at start of climate debate

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...of voting for the bill. While Boxer said she hoped the Republicans would change their minds and participate, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., another committee member, wasn't as kind at a news conference. "It's almost like schoolchildren over there," said

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Republicans Boycott Climate Change Markup

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...economic analysis. Democrats on the committee expressed their displeasure with the absence of the Republican members, with Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) dubbing the missing Republican members as being “AWOL.” “Frankly, I’m shocked these Republic

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GOP senators balk on votes on climate change

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...the science of climate change. While Boxer said she hoped the Republicans would "change their minds" and participate, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., another committee member, wasn't as kind at a news conference. "It's almost like school children over th

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Crowd rallies outside Prudential Center in Newark, waiting for the president

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...speaking at 3:40 p.m., but will likely begin later. Scheduled speakers include Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo; U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg; Congressmen Albio Sires (D-13th Dist.), Donald Payne (D-10th Dist.), Bill Pascrell (D-8th Dist.), and Fr

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NJ-Gov Poll: Corzine Stays in the Lead

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...both he and Christie have gone after, but it’s a vote that historically breaks better for the Democrats. For example, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) got 87 percent of that vote last year. I wouldn’t be too surprised by a Christie upset on Tuesday, b

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Senate Hearing On Climate Bill Heats Up

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...going to have our little chart wars today — you hold up one and we hold up one; it's kind of equal time." - Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey Oct. 28, 2009 The competitive statistics got the better of one witness. Bill Klesse, chairman of

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NEWS -- National security risks a concern in errant flight

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...the military. Babbitt said a review was under way, and that more training may be required. At Wednesday's hearing, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., noted that the FAA doesn't specifically prohibit the use of laptop computers above 10,000 feet and asked wh

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Next governor will reshape N.J. Supreme Court

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...and his ex-girlfriend, former state workers’ union leader Carla Katz, established civil unions for gay couples and let Frank Lautenberg replace Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Torricelli in a 2002 late ballot switch. Christie said none of the current justice

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Congress approves $1.9M to research mysterious disease killing N.J. bats

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...being approved by the House and Senate after some heavy lobbying by environmental groups and representatives such as Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), who said the funds were critical to research into "white-nose syndrome." Named after the white fungus fou

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Senate hearing on climate bill heats up

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

...replied, to which Klesse joked, "It's only a few zeroes." All of which led one exasperated committee member, New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg, to try to shift the debate away from dollars and cents and to the subject of a warming climate. "America,"

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All-stars turn out for Bill and Melinda Gates

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

An A-List crowd of philanthropists and global health experts packed the Sidney Harman Hall on Tuesday to see Bill and Melinda Gates launch their foundation’s newest initiative, the Living Proof Project. The couple traded off time on stage, but audience

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Northwest pilots prompt look at distracted flying

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...an intercom. The incident "raises serious safety concerns," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chairman of the committee. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., noted that the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't prohibit the use of laptop computers above 1

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Support gains for federal crackdown on distracted driving

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

...to crack down on distracted driving. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., introduced a bill that would give states a total of $30 million in grants to pass laws banning texting be

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Nick Jonas Gearing Up For Solo Project

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

...Branson and Eve Branson on October 26, 2009 in Los Angeles, California Nick Jonas discusses juvenile diabetes with Sen. Frank Lautenberg on Tuesday, June 23 on Capitol Hill in Washington Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas take the stage at the new Cowboys Stadi

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