Robert Menendez
Recent News About Robert Menendez
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Sens. Menendez, Booker Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Labor Protections to Ensure Farm Workers Receive Fair Wages
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) joined Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and other Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Fairness for Farm Workers Act.
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Sens. Menendez, Booker Cosponsor Reintroduction of Legislation to Lower Death Rates for Women of Color Following Alarming Study that Found Maternal Mortality Doubled in the U.S.
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both-D-N.J.) cosponsored the reintroduction of the Kira Johnson Act, legislation to provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve maternal health outcomes, especially for Black women.
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Sen. Menendez Statement on Dr. Adriana Kugler’s Nomination Advancing Out of the Senate Banking Committee
If confirmed, Dr. Kugler would be the first Hispanic American to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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Sens. Menendez, Booker Announce $33.3M to Fund Head Start Programs, Medical Research, Nursing Loan Programs, and Substance Use Preventions Programs
Grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support New Jersey medical centers, universities and head start centers across the state
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Sen. Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Nationally
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act.
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Sen. Menendez & Rep. Pallone Join with Local Leaders, Advocates, and Homeowners to Announce Introduction of Bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
Legislation would provide greater stability for homeowners, small businesses and the real estate market
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Sens. Menendez & Booker Applaud Announcement by USDOT that Hudson River Tunnel Project is on track to Receive $6.88 Billion in Federal Transit Dollars
Funding would be one of the largest ever federal investment in a mass-transit project
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Sen. Menendez Statement on MAGA SCOTUS Majority Decision Striking Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Biden v. Nebraska:
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Sen. Menendez Statement on Right-wing SCOTUS Majority Decision Granting Businesses an Open License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Americans
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis:
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Sens. Menendez, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Tackle PBMs, Reduce the Cost of Prescription Drugs
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over national health care policy, and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act – vitally important bipartisan legislation to tackle one of the biggest drivers of the high cost of prescription drugs, particularly for senior adults on Medicare.
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Sen. Menendez Statement on $264.6 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Access to High-Speed Broadband Across New Jersey
This federal funding is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program
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Sen. Menendez Statement On Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in U.S. Colleges
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College:
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Sens. Menendez and Booker, Reps. Sherrill, Payne, Jr., and Pascrell, Jr. Announce $47M for NJ Transit from the FTA
This funding will increase green buses for commuter services and will reduce emissions in populated, frequently travelled areas
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Sen. Menendez, Reps. Gottheimer and Pascrell Statement on FHWA’s Decision to Allow NY’s Congestion Tax Proposal to Move Forward
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), alongside Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.-05) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.-09), issued the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s decision to allow New York’s Congestion Tax proposal to move forward without requiring a full and complete study of how this plan will affect New Jersey:
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Sen. Menendez Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The Dobbs decision threw out 50 years of legal precedent and dismantled the freedoms enshrined in Roe v. Wade
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Ahead of the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, Sen. Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) joined Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act.
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Sen. Menendez Delivers Remarks at U.S. Treasury Department Economic Summit on the Future of Latino Communities
Sen. Menendez Delivers Remarks at U.S. Treasury Department Economic Summit on the Future of Latino Communities
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Senator Menendez Statement Praising $25 Million for Gateway Project
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement praising the $25 million dollar funding for the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project:
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Sen. Menendez Presses Chairman Powell on the Fed’s Response to Inflation
The Senator also questioned the Chair about the potential for instability when commercial real estate mortgages come due in the next two years & asked how the Fed smaller and mid-sized banks can be avoided
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Sen. Menendez Delivers Introductory Remarks during Banking Committee Hearing on Dr. Adriana Kugler’s Historic Nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
If confirmed, Dr. Kugler would be the first Latino American to serve on the Board of Governors in the Fed’s nearly 110-year history