COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted black and Latino communities. I am pleased to see this administration is committed to improving health equity.
Bob Menendez Jr.
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Robert Menendez Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he succeeded his father, Robert Menendez Sr., who has had a long career in politics. Menendez Jr. focuses on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development, reflecting the needs of his constituents in New Jersey. He has been vocal about political integrity and has made statements regarding the need for reform within the political system.
I worked on a bipartisan basis with members from both urban and rural areas at the end of the last Congress to secure 1,000 new Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the first increase…
In March of last year, as COVID began to spread in States like mine, the shutdowns helped save lives.
I hope that President Biden will take advantage of this rare opportunity to bring relief to working families that need it the most.
If I was one of your shareholders I would be concerned that you pocketed $20 million in salary and compensation, but yet your company might be responsible for a couple of billion dollars to American families.
Today's hearing is not only important to highlight the impact of the crushing debt burden on America's working and middle class but also the importance of broad-based forgiveness.
I appreciate the work that you and all of those public employees at the IRS have done, incredible work, despite having their funding undermined for years by congressional Republicans.
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper, cutting the corporate rate from 35 to 21 percent cost a whopping $1.5 trillion alone.
The brunt of that pain is being felt in minority communities; 33 percent of black renters, 20 percent of Latino renters, and 16 percent of Asian renters said that they were behind on their rent compared to 13 percent of white renters.





