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.
If we only have routes that provide for the greatest profitability, that does not mean that everybody gets access.
There is nearly a generation who does not know what it is to live in an America without the Americans With Disabilities Act
Transit provides a lifeline to basic goods and services for people with limited mobility, particularly in rural communities.
Public transportation is a critical element of our transportation network, and recognition of its importance continues to rise.
The Bumpers amendment is a huge handicap to Haiti, and that is something that, if you guys want, you might want to repeal.
I admire the spirit with which you have kept the last remaining sugar mill, as I understand it, alive.
Thank you. Well, with that, on behalf of both of us, let me thank you all for your presentations.
We obviously believe that we have a moral responsibility to respond particularly to a country in our hemisphere.
With the recent Presidential elections behind us, that moment could and should be now.
Before the earthquake in January, Haiti was a very challenged country, one of the poorest in the world.
The key to me long term in Haiti is the ability to attract investors and entrepreneurs and businesses.
The challenges for the people of Haiti are daunting, but they are not insurmountable.
I hope the Haitian Parliament understands that for us to move forward, we need not the politics of the past but the opportunity to move into the future.
President Martelly offers promise for the people of Haiti with the elections.
I think you're an extraordinary Secretary of State at an incredibly momentous time in history.
But that does not assuage a deep and nagging set of concerns I have on the course that we are on.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:04 p.m., recessed until Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 10 a.m.
The first rollcall vote of the week will begin at approximately noon tomorrow on confirmation of the Simon nomination. Senators should expect up to three additional rollcall votes at 4:15 p.m. on confirmation of the Panetta nomination…





