Bob Menendez
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Robert Menendez is a prominent Democratic politician currently serving as a member of the United States Senate, representing New Jersey. He was first elected to the Senate in 2006 and has since been re-elected multiple times. Menendez has played a significant role in various policy areas, including foreign relations, immigration reform, and healthcare. He has served on several Senate committees, including the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he has been an advocate for human rights and democracy abroad.
Jan 20, 2015
I hope that we can stick with these negotiations. I hope that they are fruitful in the end.
Jan 20, 2015
So we are not eliminating Iran's ability to break out. We are just getting alarm bells, and the question is how long are we going to get those alarm bells for?
Jan 20, 2015
Not a single one of them has any concerns whatsoever with Congress having the ability to vote up or down on a final deal.
Jan 20, 2015
Why is it possible that Tehran will treat its Parliament better than the administration in the greatest democracy in the world is willing to treat its Congress?
Jan 20, 2015
They get to cheat in a series of ways and we get to worry about their perceptions.
Jan 20, 2015
The administration would strongly support such action. Iran is well aware that a sword of Damocles hangs over its head.
Jan 20, 2015
I assure you that the Iran component will be a major part of the next Presidential race.
Jan 20, 2015
There is a difference between our aspirations and realism. Aspirations had us strike a deal with North Korea, including with one of your present negotiators. Realism is that they ended up being a nuclear arms state.
Jan 20, 2015
The passage of new sanctions could provoke Iran to leave the talks, violate the JPOA, and pursue its nuclear program full tilt
Jan 20, 2015
Iran, over the course of 20 years, deceived the international community and violated not U.S., but U.N. Security Council resolutions to arrive within weeks of achieving nuclear breakout capacity.
Jan 20, 2015
So during this period of time of the Joint Plan of Action, there actually were efforts by Iran to evade sanctions.
Jan 20, 2015
For us to give up the leverage of sanctions--which would take years to reimpose--we need a deal that truly reverses their nuclear program rather than just buying a little time.
Jan 20, 2015
I applaud the administration for undertaking them. I think it is incumbent on us to look for every avenue.
Jan 20, 2015
I do not believe that strengthens us. It does not strengthen our position at all, and these negotiations are going on right now.
Jan 20, 2015
The more I hear from the administration and its quotes, the more it sounds like talking points that come straight out of Tehran.
Jan 20, 2015
New sanctions at this time are both unnecessary and, far from enhancing the prospect of negotiations, risk fatally undermining our diplomacy
Jan 20, 2015
New sanctions would undermine the prospects for a successful comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran.
Jan 20, 2015
There is a difference between notification and consultation. Being notified when it is going to happen is not consultation.
Jan 20, 2015
I am as skeptical as anyone that Iran will actually come through and follow through on their agreements for the long term.
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