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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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Oct 23, 2019

I guess if you live long enough and are around here long enough, you get to hear it all. Hypocrisy is when the party of the rich--now the party that gave $1 trillion in the Trump tax bill to the largest corporations, with most of it going…

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Oct 22, 2019

I come to the floor to express my opposition to the nomination of Andrew Bremberg to be Representative of the United States to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva. He is not qualified for this position, and his views on women's…

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Oct 21, 2019

I come to the floor to express my support for ratifying the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of North Macedonia. In light of the Kremlin's ongoing aggression against the United States, against Ukraine, and…

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Oct 15, 2019

I think the president has no -- is out of touch with reality. I think he has no concept of what he has unleashed. And I don't think he understands the consequences.

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Oct 15, 2019

What I saw is not the cool, calm hand of someone who holds the nuclear code to the country. I did not see a person in control.

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Oct 15, 2019

Well, from the moment the president came in, I would describe him as belligerent.

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Sep 26, 2019

I rise today to join my colleagues, Senator Murray and Senator Jones, to call upon the Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act--the FUTURE Act--today because that future is today. Should…

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Sep 25, 2019

very briefly, I regret that my colleague has gone down the road of questioning political motives here. The reality is, in a bipartisan way, the Senator from Florida joined with us in February of this year to provide legislation that would…

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Sep 25, 2019

reserving the right to object, every Member of the Senate knows that Venezuela's illegitimate dictator, Nicolas Maduro, has created an unprecedented and harrowing humanitarian crisis in that country. Extreme food and medicine shortages…

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Sep 25, 2019

I understand we are supposed to be heading to a briefing on Iran. I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes, and then I will cease, and I ask unanimous consent for my entire remarks to be included in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Sep 25, 2019

once again, I come to the floor to call for action in light of revelations that President Trump appears to have no problem in seeking the assistance of a foreign government for his own political gain. Today's summary of the telephone call…

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Sep 25, 2019

Since the Senator from Florida and I do agree on the need to provide TPS for Venezuelans, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 549, the bill that…

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