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New Jersey’s Favored Son in Hot Water

Budget Tracker Extra, Episode 18

Mild-mannered New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has largely avoided attention through two decades in Congress. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Mild-mannered New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen has largely avoided attention through two decades in Congress. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Jane Norman and Ryan McCrimmon
Posted May 22, 2017 at 11:24am

Republican Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen could face an ethics investigation after he created problems on the job for a liberal activist, says CQ budget and appropriations reporter Ryan McCrimmon, who adds that the once unbeatable lawmaker and Appropriations Committee chairman suddenly has competition in 2018.

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EDITORIAL: Frelinghuysen’s time of woe https://mycj.co/2rGAEJV via @MyCentralJersey

 

 

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