Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I am honored to join my colleagues from New Jersey in paying tribute to our late senior Senator, Frank R. Lautenberg.…”

“I am honored to join my colleagues from New Jersey in paying tribute to our late senior Senator, Frank R. Lautenberg. For the past several days, America has been reintroduced to Senator Lautenberg, and it is a story worth repeating here. He came from a family of working-class immigrants from Eastern Europe--Russia and Poland. When he was 18, during the middle of World War II, Frank Lautenberg enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served with distinction in the Signal Corps. He was very proud of his military service. In fact, when he passed last week, he was the last World War II veteran serving in the United States Senate. When he came home from the European Theater, he attended Columbia on the GI Bill--just as so many other Americans did. What distinguished him from many other returning soldiers is that through hard-work and perseverance he founded his own company. And under his leadership, that firm, grew into the largest computing company of its kind in the world. So working his way from humble beginnings to a prosperous career as a chief executive in New Jersey's private sector, he lived the American Dream. But Frank Lautenberg's true calling was public service and giving back to his community, our State, and our Nation throughout his life. In this regard, New Jersey lost a tireless advocate on June 3. For many years, we worked together as New Jersey's Appropriations team--looking out for our state's needs on Capitol Hill.…”