Jul 6, 2009
What I object to is pouring huge amounts of money into transit with the thought that we are going to significantly reduce auto driving.
Robert 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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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.
Jul 6, 2009
If we do not provide substantial resources in the Senate's comprehensive climate bill to fund clean transportation infrastructure projects and incentivize sensible land use policies around those projects, then we will fail to adequately…
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
We have spent in the last transportation bill $200 billion on highways. Now, that is a subsidy.
Jun 17, 2009
Regulators must be focused and empowered aggressive watchdogs rather than passive enablers of reckless practices.
Jun 17, 2009
Stronger consumer protection I believe would have stopped this crisis before it started.
Jun 17, 2009
To rebuild confidence in our financial system, both here at home and around the world, we must reconstruct our regulatory framework.
Jun 17, 2009
My concern, again, is that it is basically advisory and it has no power to carry out corrective actions.
Jun 17, 2009
If we have institutions that are too big to fail, have we not failed already because they create systemic risk?
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