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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

One of CBP's most important jobs is to safeguard Americans from the importation of counterfeit products.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

That's why Senator Cassidy and I introduced the Fair Tariff Act in the last Congress.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

We need a much more aggressive approach policing that trade to ensure that people cannot benefit from abuse of unlawful conditions overseas by selling products in the U.S.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

That's why Senator Cassidy and I introduced the Fair Tariff Act in the last Congress.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

The goal of tariffs is to pressure foreign governments to live up to their commitment to American workers and companies.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

A consistent standard that protects goods on the water from surprise tariffs benefits importers without compromising the effectiveness of our trade policy.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

A consistent standard that protects goods on the water from surprise tariffs benefits importers without compromising the effectiveness of our trade policy.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 16, 2023

One of CBP's most important jobs is to safeguard Americans from the importation of counterfeit products.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

But as the new filing season begins, the IRS simply needs to do better.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

We know that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that it is unequivocally false that fentanyl is being brought to the United States by noncitizens encountered between the ports of entry.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

We need to start looking at other ways to solve this crisis that may not have been in the playbook at all in our past efforts with the so-called war on drugs from decades past.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

The role that China is playing in that is something that should be at the center of our focus in dealing with this, correct?

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

It's unacceptable that 13 million taxpayers who filed via paper waited an average of 6 months or longer to receive their refunds.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

In my view, the IRS is in the customer service business, and it needs to get back to basics.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

But as the new filing season begins, the IRS simply needs to do better.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

I think others may have referred to it, but that joint report from Stanford and the Department of the Treasury found that Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be audited by the IRS.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Feb 15, 2023

In my view, the IRS is in the customer service business, and it needs to get back to basics.

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