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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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Jan 25, 2012

I am here today to express my unqualified support for Judge Patty Shwartz for the third circuit court of appeals.

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Jan 25, 2012

In my opinion, Judge Shwartz did not adequately demonstrate the breadth of knowledge of constitutional law and pivotal Supreme Court decisions, such as Citizen United, that we should expect from a United States circuit court judge.

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Jan 25, 2012

These are lifetime appointments to the Federal bench and should not be taken lightly.

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Dec 14, 2011

We are at the risk of converting ourselves into a narcostate.

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Dec 14, 2011

He is using the nation's resources for his own political aggrandizement.

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Dec 14, 2011

In my personal view it was good that President Fernandez and the Dominican Government were seeking to try to control their airspace.

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Dec 14, 2011

Is it fair to say that the reductions that we are seeing here are going to have consequences in terms of the fight that we need to continue?

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Dec 14, 2011

I am particularly concerned about the substantial increase in narcotics consumption and trafficking in the DR.

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Dec 14, 2011

Well, with my thanks to this panel for all of your insights and for all of your missions and particularly, Mr. Benson, to you and the men and women of the DEA, thank you very much.

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Dec 14, 2011

But it has become now more of a consuming country because the cartels and the traffickers are----

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Dec 14, 2011

It is ironic that he is seen as the populist when at the same time, it is almost like a Roman circus.

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Dec 14, 2011

Well, thank you all for your testimony.

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