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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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Jan 2, 2018

Yes. Israel's security is paramount to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Jan 2, 2018

Well, my understanding from reading the statement is that it is not necessarily agnostic.

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Jan 2, 2018

So, is it fair to say that, if you mess up, you clean up?

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Jan 2, 2018

What we do not need is a rush to nuclear power and a tinderbox of the world. And so, that is why the gold standard is so important.

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Jan 2, 2018

So, if we want to get China to do more, and we wanted to change its calibration as to how it is thinking about North Korea, should we consider naming China a currency manipulator?

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Jan 2, 2018

Our National Security Strategy defines China as a rival and a revisionist power.

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Jan 2, 2018

We need effective United States leadership that inspires and encourages others to join us.

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Jan 2, 2018

Far from putting America first, the Trump administration's budget would put America last.

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Jan 2, 2018

I find it to be stunningly irresponsible.

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Dec 11, 2017

I am also not for having a country who is part of the European Union and has all of the other relationships and has been a relatively good ally of the United States, particularly in critical moments, to be forced to determine that their…

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Dec 11, 2017

If you are going to let Turkey determine what, in fact, Cyprus can or cannot do in the development of its resources...

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Dec 11, 2017

This is the only country in the European Union that has a sovereign identity which we somehow would suggest that their energy development can be dictated by countries outside of its sovereign identity.

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Dec 11, 2017

The administration seems to have a reticence as it relates to sanctions on Russia.

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Dec 11, 2017

I have been the architect of the greatest number of sanctions in the Congress over the course of 25 years.

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Dec 5, 2017

Prime Minister al-Sarraj reiterated the commitment that his Government of National Accord (GNA) made publicly to investigate the allegations.

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Dec 5, 2017

I am alarmed by the awful conditions migrants face in Libya as well as the abhorrent slave markets.

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Dec 4, 2017

Being a party to the treaty would enable us to participate in a wide range of interdiction operations, be involved in more port security control, be able to work with our allies to confront China's continuing expansion in the South China…

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Dec 4, 2017

The United States is the world's leader in protecting and having the highest standards for those with disabilities through our Federal and State laws, like the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Dec 4, 2017

Driven by a small number of misguided voices from the right, some of who bizarrely argued that ratifying this treaty would somehow amount to an assault on families who want to homeschool their children, this body failed to ratify that…

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Dec 4, 2017

Believing we can operate alone in today's world is as foolish as it is impractical.

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Dec 4, 2017

Their belief that participating in rules-based international order, including international treaties, joining our peers on the global stage to set standards, establish mechanisms for security and economic cooperation and vehicles for…

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Dec 4, 2017

I think that providing advice and consent on international treaties and accords is a critical function of this committee, and for that fact, of the United States Senate.

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Dec 4, 2017

I am really shocked that, for the first time, the Committee to Protect Journalists has concerns about the United States.

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Dec 4, 2017

Attacking the press is one of the most frequently used instruments in a dictator's toolbox.

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