Bob Menendez

If we do not do that, we are going to see enormous social unrest and we might as well turn the hemisphere over to authoritarian figures.

The next decade in the hemisphere will be a turbulent one unless the United States, the international communities, and our partners in the region are strategic in addressing these increasingly complex challenges.

If we do not use our voice and our vote at the IMF and the World Bank, you will see more of what you saw in Colombia.

The pandemic exposed many of the region's weaknesses, including widening social inequalities, widespread informality, growing environmental risks, a gender-based violence epidemic, and weak healthcare and education institutions.

Iraq distracted our military, at least, from the mission in Afghanistan.

The decision to go into Iraq when we thought they had weapons of mass destruction. That was a mistake of intelligence.

There seems to me that there could have been safeguards put in place to make sure that the aid that we gave went to the people and not just to fuel the corruption of the principal leaders.

I think there was wasted time during the 20 years in trying to establish a more responsive government for the people of Afghanistan.

President Biden owns the consequences of his withdrawal decision.

Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

I have long believed that state sponsor of terrorism designations should be used for states that are terrorists, based on fact, analysis, and intelligence.

I am very concerned about the support Cuba has provided to the Maduro regime to engage in human rights abuses against the Venezuelan people.

I am deeply concerned by the PRC and Hong Kong Governments' increased efforts to wield the National Security Law as a tool to curtail the exercise of human rights.

If confirmed, I will support the regular U.S. calls on Cuba to return fugitives from justice.

I personally support such a diplomatic boycott as a way of signaling U.S. disapproval of the PRC's behavior.

I will not advocate for increased diplomatic engagement unless it would enhance respect for human rights and democracy in Cuba.

The United States supports a Venezuelan-led solution to the crisis, which the Venezuelans have decided must be a negotiated solution that leads to free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and a return to rule of law and…

The PRC has an abhorrent human rights record, including the commission of genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.

The United States continues to support a negotiated, Venezuelan-led solution to the Venezuelan crisis that leads to free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and a return of the rule of law and democracy in Venezuela.

The safe return of wrongfully detained U.S. nationals is a top priority for the Biden administration.

I rise today to express my enthusiastic support for the nomination of Ambassador Isobel Coleman to be Deputy Administrator for Policy and Programming at the United States Agency for International Development. As the world faces mounting…

I rise today to seek unanimous consent for eight to nine nominees to critical State Department posts. Each of them moved through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with bipartisan support, and the only reason the Senate has not…

Well, our Republican colleagues successfully repealed the CFPB's arbitration rule. Student borrowers have little recourse if industry chooses to force them into higher reference rates.

I do hope that the agency will be more responsive because I got nothing under Director Kraninger for all the years she was there.

Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…