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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.

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Dec 8, 2014

I think this is a national emergency and that we need to think very creatively and boldly about how we solve this problem.

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Dec 8, 2014

Well, maybe we need an Inspector General's report.

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Dec 8, 2014

Around here, millions, you know, get lost, so----

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Dec 8, 2014

I think DASP is a great opportunity to do that. I really do believe that.

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Dec 8, 2014

Well, and you also said that this was a violation of the Fair Housing----

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Dec 8, 2014

These were not the drivers of the crisis.

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Dec 8, 2014

In my home State of New Jersey, for example, nearly 6 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are in the foreclosure process, the highest rate in the Nation.

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Dec 8, 2014

The housing market was at the epicenter of the financial crisis and the Great Recession that followed.

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Dec 2, 2014

I come to the floor to speak about the President's Executive order on immigration. I have been listening to my colleagues, both here and on the other side of the Capitol, and I rise in amazement. It is almost incredulous that our…

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Nov 18, 2014

The Affordable Housing Trust Fund... is going to be critical.

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Nov 17, 2014

Superstorm Sandy was New Jersey's worst natural disaster in its history, and it was the second-most expensive disaster in our Nation's history.

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Nov 17, 2014

They are facing a government that is not sufficiently responsive.

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Nov 17, 2014

Thousands of families are still not back in their homes--thousands.

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Sep 18, 2014

Next week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the United States for the first time since his historic election victory. The U.S. and India are natural partners with shared values and common interests, yet we are far from…

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Sep 18, 2014

I come first to support the distinguished chair of the Appropriations Committee in her endeavor to pass a continuing resolution. I, specifically, want to speak to support the President's request for authorization to stand up a title 10…

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Sep 16, 2014

The United States can lead this coalition, but our partners, particularly Sunni partners, must be all in.

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Sep 16, 2014

Our partners are sending the signal to ISIL that they are not welcome, that they have a bankrupt religious ideology.

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Sep 15, 2014

These early intervention programs resulted in a 79-percent reduction in child abuse and neglect.

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Sep 15, 2014

I think that if I would sum up the lifetime of work that you have led here in the Senate, it is as a champion of children.

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Sep 10, 2014

First of all, I would say to my friend from Texas that he totally mischaracterizes the comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform that was passed in the Senate. Do we know who voted for that? A whole host of Senators on the Republican…

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Sep 10, 2014

Reserving the right to object, I will first respond to the unanimous consent request made by the Senator from Texas, the son of immigrants himself, to prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for students in the United…

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Sep 8, 2014

The SEC received its record one-millionth public comment supporting a rule to require public issuer companies to disclose their political campaign spending.

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Sep 8, 2014

I would hope that... it is the public who we collectively seek to serve.

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