Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130608:12:51:00
We've been discussing senator frank lautenberg of new jersey died monday at age of 89, the last remaining member of the senate to have served in world war ii. there are just two world war ii veterans left in the house, congressman john dingell of michigan who away the longest serving member of congress in history, and republican ralph hall of texas. lautenberg's death marks a significant decline in the number of military veterans serving in congress overall. in 1977, 81% of the senate served in the military. now that number, despite a decade of war has fallen to just 16. the house of represent...
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