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On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
We in the Senate are supposed to hold ourselves to a higher standard. We are supposed to advance America's long march toward a more perfect Union, not coddle and cater to those who would take us backwards, and we are supposed to stand up for the truth.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez calls for the Senate to uphold higher standards and truth in governance.

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