Bob Menendez

It is critically important to look at every leverage of government in order to meet the challenge.

I have a longstanding concern with the current lack of oversight over U.S. trade policy.

I would urge you to avoid hitting restaurants and food and wine importers again with tariffs.

We want to be helpful everywhere in the world as much as we can.

I believe that Gateway is the single most important transportation project in the country, and we have to move quickly to get it done.

I rise today to express my support for the nomination of Ambassador Samantha Power to be our next Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Ambassador Power's qualifications for this position are beyond dispute. Her…

About 74 percent of undocumented immigrants are essential workers.

I want to take a moment to applaud the way that the Biden administration is taking responsibility for past decisions to segregate and discriminate.

I am heartened by the Biden administration's emphasis on nominating knowledgeable and seasoned leaders with rich foreign policy experience.

If confirmed, both of you will confront serious issues and challenges and a department in need of repair and rebuilding.

The cost of inaction is far higher than the cost of creating a modern, sustainable clean-energy economy.

It is important to me and to the Secretary that you know that I have repeatedly demanded the release of Mark Frerichs, who has been held by the Taliban since February 2020.

The Biden administration has made its decision to draw down from Afghanistan by September 11th of this year.

The bill ensures the U.S.'s position to compete with China across all dimensions of national and international power for decades to come.

Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which I chair, voted out, in a bipartisan fashion, the Strategic Competition Act, 21 to 1--which is rare around here these days.

I think we have to be clear-eyed and sober about Beijing's intentions and calibrate our policies and strategy accordingly.

I rise today to speak on the United States Climate Leadership on International Mitigation, Adaptation, and Technology Enhancement Act of 2021--the U.S. CLIMATE Act. Mr. President, climate change represents a clear and present threat to the…

The project to build this new tunnels--the 'Gateway Program'...was delayed for years under the Trump administration for purely political reasons.

A shutdown of the Northeast corridor could cost the economy an estimated $100 million per day.

President Biden rightly welcomed the Abraham Accords as an important contribution to peace in a divided region.

I believe we have to take active steps to remove these barriers.

If confirmed, Ms. Brooks-LaSure will be the first African-American woman ever to serve as CMS Administrator, and her historic nomination comes at a historic moment for our country.

Simply put, her credentials are impeccable. And her commitment to building a more equitable and accessible health-care system is unshakable.

And there are many reasons we want to finally beat this pandemic: the health and welfare of our families, our neighbors, and our fellow Americans.

I am very well compensated, and I certainly appreciate it, and it was about $8 million.