Bob Menendez Jr.

We are the largest minority group in the country. We account for nearly 20 percent of the United States population.

I urge my colleagues to join me in strongly supporting funding for CDFIs as we deal with the 2024 appropriations.

I think that is a mild statement of what would happen.

So in my mind either you are in a fight to win or you are in a fight to delay a long period of time.

the sanctions are only as good as their enforcement, at the end of the day.

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

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

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

I'm pleased that the IRS has implemented some of the measures that I've called for, like the expansion of overtime opportunities for IRS employees in creating surge teams.

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

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

The key element I will be looking for in digital asset legislation is a clear prioritization of transparency and investor protection.

one of FSOC's recommendations was that Congress pass legislation providing rulemaking authority to financial regulators over the spot market for nonsecurity digital assets.

Our assistance to Ukraine is possible thanks to bipartisan support from Congress.

One of the things I am concerned about is the extent that cryptocurrency becomes integrated with the financial system and therefore the risks to financial system.

FTX did not seem to have done any of this, and if they had it seems like a lot of harm would have been prevented.

A lot of securities regulation essentially comes down to one thing--what actions are and are not permissible when one person is handling another person's money?

Do you agree that FTX customers, and perhaps your own investments, would have been better off if FTX had complied with the existing regulation we have that bars brokers from trading with customer funds?

a substantial investment in humanitarian and development assistance along the lines of $100 million to make a difference for those on the ground.

In my home State of New Jersey, a medium-income renter is barely able to pay for a one-bedroom home.

That is why I led the charge on my Livable Communities Act, which creates a Federal grant program to incentivize the development of new affordable housing near existing mass transit.

However, with the CARES Act eviction moratorium and the emergency rental assistance funding provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the American Rescue Plan we were able to keep millions of people from being evicted.

My bill would provide the President with new tools to offer rapid and, I would argue, effective economic support.

I really believe are critical and something that I really support, investments in natural infrastructure.

I would say it is a project of national significance.