Bob Menendez Jr.

A strong, independently funded CFPB is essential to protecting consumers from harmful practices like we have seen at Wells Fargo--$3.6 billion.

That is what I hope we are working to prevent.

I do not need to tell you that the current backlog has people waiting upwards of 3 months for their passports, not even including shipping time.

When American citizens like Brittney Griner are detained or arrested unjustly abroad, consular officers are often the first to visit them in prison.

we, the Congress, set it, which also means we can change it.

People want more options for rail, definitely in New Jersey, definitely in the Greater tristate region.

I want to take a moment to highlight the importance of these projects for my district and the entire region.

I think we have to go further. I am currently drafting legislation that would direct the Administration to create a common economic defense mechanism that would counter economic coercion, build supply chain resilience, promote stronger…

Trucking is often framed as a great career path where people can start earning high salaries without a college degree.

One of the things that I am sure we could do here in Congress is provide the tools that are sort of set forth and proactive in other pieces of legislation.

This morning we heard several testimonies that describe a driver shortage, and the need to recruit younger drivers to address this workforce issue.

Congress has spoken in a bipartisan manner with an unmistakable voice on Sudan throughout the post-Bashir transition.

It is a bipartisan bill that would raise the number of GME positions by an additional 14,000 over 7 years.

I was proud to secure--with my colleagues on the committee--100 new graduate medical education slots reserved for psychiatry.

It is critical that people seeking mental health services have access to accurate, up-to-date provider directories.

That funding is critical to keeping insurance affordable for the farming sector, which makes up 1 percent of our Nation's GDP.

the broader the pool of those participating, the less likely that the premiums will be prohibitive.

I hope it marks the start of an effort by the Committee to provide a long-term reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program.

That's why this subcommittee and this partnership is so important to the security of the Nation.

I'm also on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee here, and serve for the Eighth Congressional District in New Jersey, which is home to what security experts call the most dangerous 2 miles in the country.

I'm really thankful to be on this subcommittee. I think about cybersecurity as often as I can.

That is why I introduced a discussion draft for today's hearing, Mr. Chairman that would modernize FHA's ability to finance multifamily housing construction around the country.

FEMA has long struggled to keep premiums affordable, but it appears that the NFIP's new rating methodology, called Risk Rating 2.0, has only made flood insurance more out of reach for working and middle-class families.

I will be reintroducing my bipartisan NFIP Re Act, and I appreciate the Chairman is going to be having a hearing on flood insurance, which is critically important.

I am sure I speak for all of us when I say how relieved I was to hear about the successful evacuation of our officials from Sudan.