U.S. support for democracy and governance in Nicaragua is, and will remain if I am confirmed, a top priority for the United States.
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.
I think I could probably not find anybody on this committee who believes that the last report did not meet that standard in the questions of Malaysia and Cuba and some other places.
Cyprus is the only European country where the United States still maintains an arms embargo.
I think it does not take a lot to acknowledge that if Greek and Turkish Cypriots come to an agreement...
What makes America a beacon of light unto the world is what it stands for in human rights and democracy.
I oppose the agreement. I think it is aspirational. I hope it works now that that is the law.
We would hope that that would be without the interference of other countries?
Greece has been an extraordinary ally throughout, one of the handful of countries to be with the United States in every 20th century conflict.
I think that the current situation in Venezuela is of great concern to the United States.
I am concerned that democracy and governance at USAID under the President's tenure has been cut by 38 percent.
America had slavery as an original sin, and it was not until we came face to face with that reality...





