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.
Jul 6, 2009
But one thing that troubled me about the bill, however, was that it fails to chart a course toward lowering emissions in the transportation sector.
Jul 6, 2009
We have spent in the last transportation bill $200 billion on highways. Now, that is a subsidy.
Jul 6, 2009
Is it fair to say that that type of policy created very significant investments, drove investments at the end of the day?
Jul 6, 2009
Transit becomes the key tool in the long run for trying to change them again.
Jul 6, 2009
Getting it right is important, but the possibility of existing alongside transit, taxi, subway, ferries, all exist.
Jul 6, 2009
The climate legislation the Senate is drafting offers an opportunity to fund transit networks in a way that will unlock our carbon cutting potential.
Jun 17, 2009
I think it takes a pretty short memory to ignore what got us into this crisis and dismiss the need for accountability.
Jun 17, 2009
If we have institutions that are too big to fail, have we not failed already because they create systemic risk?
Jun 17, 2009
My concern, again, is that it is basically advisory and it has no power to carry out corrective actions.
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