Bob Menendez

The election did not credibly express the will of the Bangladeshi people.

Violence is unacceptable and has no part in a democratic process.

I urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to find a credible way forward toward participatory elections.

I come to the floor to speak about one of our greatest national security challenges, which is a nuclear-armed Iran. I have long thought of it as a bipartisan national security issue, not a partisan political issue. At the end of the day…

We probably need some uniform requirements on disclosure when breaches have actually taken place.

I really do believe we need to create a standard that has a common thread across all of this universe to protect the consumer at the end of the day.

We have seen reports in the press of regulated financial institutions purchasing credit protection.

We cannot look at just the banks right now.

We need to think in terms of a consumer who uses a credit card.

I want to commend my colleague from New Jersey for an eloquent and soaring speech that speaks to the collective aspirations we should have in this body on behalf of the collective Nation we represent. I am not at all surprised at Senator…

I think we have to plan for the deal not working or the negotiations to fail.

I share, I think, the goal, of everyone on this committee and the administration, of reaching an agreement that verifiably and irrefutably denies Iran the capability to acquire a nuclear weapons capability.

I believe it is important for us to continue to maintain the threat of stronger and more additional sanctions in order to send a clear message to Iran of the ramifications of noncompliance.

I am convinced that we should only relieve pressure on Iran in exchange for verifiable concessions that will fundamentally dismantle Iran's nuclear program.

We actually think it is a good thing. We understand that the inflation rate is down, that the rial-dollar exchange rate is to Iran's advantage, that the GDP is starting to increase, that the auto sector is starting to recover.

I support the administration's diplomatic efforts. I have always supported a two-track policy of diplomacy and sanctions.

Any deal the administration reaches with Iran must be verifiable, effective, and prevent Iran from ever developing even one nuclear weapon.

I think that if that is the case, that now they are going to challenge that assertion, it seems to me to call for not just voluntary efforts but to create a standard and consequences of that standard that can give Americans the best…

But if we set a standard--I want to get to civil penalties in a moment...

In the interim, the only entity that potentially is getting screwed with all of their financial data and security is consumers.

Yes, the Senator is correct. This bill will freeze the eligibility for some subsidized properties that are required, under current law, to move to risk-based rates. But freezing the eligibility for some properties will not prevent any…

In another respect, you have a country that ultimately engages in a series of support of terrorism across the globe.

You know, we have the United Arab Emirates Agreement, which is, in my mind, the gold standard.

I rise in support of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which I have sponsored with Senator Isakson. It is a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation to ensure that families will be able to afford flood insurance so they…

I have been a strong supporter of the United States-India relationship for years.