Letters: Gratitude for Lautenberg

Re “Democrat was the last WWII vet in U.S. Senate,” Obituary, June 4

The late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg was not only a passionate Democrat, a defender of the Social Security and Medicare programs and a champion of common-sense solutions on gun control and drunk driving, he also made it possible for many Jewish Russians to immigrate to America.

I will always be grateful to Lautenberg for helping me to become an American citizen.

Natalina Rudaya

Santa Monica

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