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.
I hope this committee will keep this issue on its agenda until we have the strong development agency we need.
I just read Secretary Clinton's comments in the Post about development assistance in Afghanistan. She said there are so many problems with them that there are--problems of design, problems with staffing, a problem of implementation…
I think many of us have been very troubled by where they went and how they went there.
I truly believe, as you stated in your opening comments, that this is something that's very important to the security of citizens in this country.
This is a topic that so many people who care about how the United States conducts its foreign assistance have been concerned about for an awful long time.
Some of them are worried that you will not take the tougher steps that are necessary, and particularly on proxy access.
I am happy to hear your answer, to be very honest with you, so I appreciate your progress there.





