Jul 19, 2011
If you are confirmed, you will serve as the President's representative and be called upon to implement the policies of the United States Government, and protect and advance the interests of the American people.
Robert 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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Jul 18, 2011
I think consumers should be learning about consumer finance even before they become consumers.
Jul 18, 2011
I cannot understand why it is that we have such an aversion--this would be the equivalent of saying, well, we do not like what the EPA does so we will not let it have a head.
Jul 18, 2011
You mean this horrible agency has actually done something that, prior to its existence, no one could create, so to simplify and yet create a clear opportunity for the consumer to understand what they are entering into, and to get the…
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. President, I know we are on the MILCON appropriations bill, but I did not want to lose the opportunity to talk about a pressing issue before the country today; that is, how we will work to resolve the Nation's obligations to its…
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS
Jul 14, 2011
Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Leahy, I ask unanimous consent that a law clerk on his staff, Brendan Forbes, be granted floor privileges for the week of July 18, 2011. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
Jul 13, 2011
It seems that those who are the wealthiest in the country, that major entities like the oil and gas industry that is getting $21 billion in tax breaks when they are going to make $144 billion in profits this year alone, no, we cannot touch…
Jul 13, 2011
I find it alarming that there are people running for high office in this country and others already in significant positions who suggest that there is no great concern to allowing the Nation to be a deadbeat, to default, and no real…
Jul 13, 2011
I just think that we have come to a point in which it seems that the tax code for those who benefit by it... is a moral issue, but it also is a fiscal issue.
Jul 13, 2011
It really going to require real shared sacrifice, because I look at GDP in this country and about 70 percent of it is driven by domestic consumer demand.
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