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Frank Lautenberg: “Protecting this region also protects the economy: The Port of New York and New Jersey--the largest on the east…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Protecting this region also protects the economy: The Port of New York and New Jersey--the largest on the east coast--handled more than $140 billion in cargo last year.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg connects national security with economic stability in New Jersey.

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