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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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Jun 17, 2009

To rebuild confidence in our financial system, both here at home and around the world, we must reconstruct our regulatory framework.

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Jun 17, 2009

Stronger consumer protection I believe would have stopped this crisis before it started.

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Jun 17, 2009

Regulators must be focused and empowered aggressive watchdogs rather than passive enablers of reckless practices.

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Jun 8, 2009

Senator Lugar quickly identified at the fall of the Soviet Union the opportunity for us to have a take down of the Soviet Union in the most responsible way.

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Jun 8, 2009

I consider myself a fellow traveler, but I have never been anywhere in the world, either on nonproliferation issues or talking about nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, when I don't walk in a room and someone doesn't ask me to give…

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Jun 2, 2009

Then we are not going to have a rail line.

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Jun 2, 2009

now, it appears to me, is the time to unleash transit.

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Jun 2, 2009

the funding is absolutely critical, $123 billion is absolutely necessary over the 6-year period for transit in the new bill.

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Jun 2, 2009

review timetables need to be balanced against the need to progress through the process with a focus on completion.

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Jun 2, 2009

we do feel that the Federal funding level should be significantly increased.

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