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Frank Lautenberg
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee remembered U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday, as a man who represented the people of New Jersey with distinction, dedication, and honor.
Chafee, a former U.S. senator, said he was fortunate to serve alongside Senator Lautenberg on the Environment & Public Works Committee, where he said he was proud to stand with Lautenberg in defense of environmental legislation such as the Clean Air & Clean Water acts and the Endangered Species Act.
"In his three decades in the United States Senate, Lautenberg upheld the Chamber's long legacy of serious, collaborative work carried out for the good of the people. He will be missed, not just in his home State of New Jersey, but across the country," Chafee said.
Lautenberg, 89, served with the United States Army Signal Corps in World War II. When he died, he was the only surviving World War II veteran in the Senate.