Bob Menendez

There is no question that one of our biggest foreign policy challenges is getting the relationship between the United States and China, and the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific, right.

The bottom line is that there are reasons for hope, but there are also reasons for pessimism.

Will China become a trade partner committed to the enforcement of international law, or will we see 19th-century mercantilist behavior and the flouting of international norms?

Haiti has been recognized by USAID as a country that is implementing gender-based violence (GBV) programming across all sectors.

We have got to make sure that our house is one that is clean.

We must also continue to build support for the ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

I was honored to cosponsor with Senator Boxer the International Violence Against Women Act that provides critically needed tools.

I rise to speak to the 42 very well- qualified and very patient nominees who, through no fault of their own and certainly no fault of the Foreign Relations Committee and no fault of their records of service to this Nation that have been…

The images of Afghans, especially women, lining up to vote were inspiring and a testament to the broad commitment to the democratic process.

I am concerned that we are not doing what will be necessary in order to achieve the long-term benefits.

I did not vote for the war in Iraq because I think that was a colossal mistake, probably one of the most consequential decisions that was ever made in the recent history of the United States.

There is significant concern.

I have real concerns about the viability of the Afghan economy, which has already begun to contract with the drawdown of international forces.

I do not look simply at line items. I look at the lives that are affected.

There is a lot still to be done.

I would like to invite you to join me on a tour of New Jersey.

For me, it may be a line item, but this is about millions of people's lives.

All of these funds do nothing if, at the end of the day, it does not make its way to affected people.

I think having a better understanding about how Iran evades sanctions... will be extremely difficult.

We need at least two decades of figuring out if Iran is going to be an honest nuclear broker.

I think there needs to be more of a focus on law enforcement.

As it frees up money for the Iranian Government, it is only going to embolden the Iran threat network even further.

The agreement must include a long-term robust inspections and verification regime, hopefully in the 20-year range.

As someone who voted against the war in Iraq, I can tell you that the biggest beneficiary of President Bush's engagement in Iraq has been Iran.

I have strong views on what I think that agreement should look like and if we reach an agreement how we ensure Iranian compliance.