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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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May 26, 2011

I was unavoidably detained for rollcall vote No. 82, a vote on the motion to table the Paul amendment No. 363 related to firearm records. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' to the motion to table the amendment. Mr. President, I…

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May 25, 2011

I rise with deep concern about what the proposed Republican budget does--in real terms--to real families in this country. I am deeply concerned that my colleagues on the other side--in their ideological haze--seem to have lost sight of the…

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May 23, 2011

We are certainly committed to applying U.S. law, and our view of Hamas has not changed. It is a foreign terrorist organization and we do not engage with Hamas.

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May 23, 2011

Is it your understanding that if, in fact, we have an unreformed Hamas, that U.S. law calls for the suspension of those funds to a Palestinian Authority that includes Hamas?

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May 23, 2011

I have been one of those who have been pressing really hard about our sanctions regime on Iran.

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May 18, 2011

Transit is part of the solution for a number of interconnected challenges.

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May 18, 2011

We cannot prosper if we cannot grow, and we cannot grow if we are stuck.

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May 18, 2011

The price differential between a diesel bus and a hybrid electric is coming down.

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May 18, 2011

It is about energy, moving increasingly to energy independence and breaking our addiction to foreign oil.

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May 18, 2011

It is about our environment and the air that we collectively breathe.

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May 18, 2011

What is FTA doing to help agencies invest in vehicles that do not run on diesel or gasoline?

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May 18, 2011

Incremental extensions stymie our ability to strategically link public infrastructure investment and economic development.

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