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Andy Kim
@andykim· Democratic · NJ· Aug 12, 2022

In 2018, I was at a home in a retirement community along the Jersey Shore. A gentleman pulled me aside and, in a whispered voice, shared with me that he pays over $500 a month for prescription drugs and couldn't keep up. He resorted to…

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Aug 6, 2022

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 3, nays 97, as…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 6, 2022

Mr. President, I rise to engage in a colloquy with my colleague, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Wyden. In the corporate alternative minimum tax, there is some question as to whether companies that operate in foreign…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2022

Mr. President, if I may continue to ask my colleague through the Chair, is it right, no matter who gets the information by fraud, to give your most private health--surely, as a doctor, the Senator would say that no one should give up their…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2022

I would like to answer the Senator's question, and that makes eminent sense that we would protect HIPAA information, regardless of who is in a position to maybe have access to collecting it. And therefore, in the first instance, you…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2022

While my colleague is still here, I would like to propound a question to him through the Chair. Does the First Amendment allow you to promote fraud? Does the First Amendment allow you to promote deception? Is it great work to lie to…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2022

Mr. President, I was happy to listen to my colleague from Colorado's erudite exposition of what the opportunity is before us and what it means for the American people, and so I very much appreciate it. Tribute to Keith Roachford Mr…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 4, 2022

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague Senator Warren for beginning this debate, and we will move to a consent shortly. I want to thank her for working together with me on this most important issue. At this moment, there are millions…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 3, 2022

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· Aug 3, 2022

Mr. President, as we bring to an end this debate about the accession treaty for Sweden and Finland, I have been listening in my office to my colleagues' comments, and I think it has all been very constructive. But I do have a different…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Aug 3, 2022

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· Aug 3, 2022

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· Aug 3, 2022

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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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Aug 2, 2022

Mr. President, when the Federal Government authorizes billions of dollars in grants to States, we have a duty to ensure that those dollars are spent in a responsible, effective manner. Accountability is essential to a healthy, functioning…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jul 29, 2022

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding time, and I rise in strong support of H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. Climate change and extreme weather are already wreaking havoc on American families and…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Jul 28, 2022

Madam 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…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Jul 28, 2022

Madam 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…

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Jul 28, 2022

Madam 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…

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