Republican US senator to resign Aug 8, 2009
His departure leaves only one Hispanic member - Democrat Robert Menendez of New Jersey. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
GOP Sen. Martinez tells supporters hes resigning Aug 8, 2009
Martinez's resignation leaves just one Hispanic in the Senate, Democrat Robert Menendez of New Jersey. Martinez was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004 after serving as the U.S. secretary for housing and urban development under President George W. Bush. (MSNBC -- Politics)
GOP’s Martinez says he’ll leave Senate early Aug 8, 2009
His resignation leaves one Hispanic in the Senate, Democrat Robert Menendez of New Jersey. Martinez s decision puts Republican Governor Charlie Crist - who is running to replace him - in charge of filling the job in the interim. (Boston Globe)
Senate confirms Sotomayor Aug 7, 2009
Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is one of two Hispanics in the Senate, just before casting his vote. The vote was 68-31, with only the ailing Sen. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Menendez: GOP Pays 'Price' in Opposing Sotomayor Aug 6, 2009
The only Hispanic Democratic US Senator, Robert Menendez, and leaders of major Latino groups warned Wednesday that Republicans will "pay a price" for voting against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "I believe the Republicans will pay a price for saying 'no' to this judge," and to President Barack Obama's policies in general, Menendez said in Spanish at a press conference ahead of Sotomayor's all-but-certain confirmation. (Newsmax)
U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE Jul 28, 2009
In the Senate, New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez plans to introduce a bill later this summer intended to protect citizens from winding up in ICE detention. That bill would require that detainees are screened to identify people with citizenship claims and notify them of free nonprofit legal services; encourage the use of alternatives to detention for people who don't pose a flight risk or a danger to public safety or national security; and create an ICE ombudsman to investigate complaints. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Congressional Interns See Housing Importance Jul 15, 2009
Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who serves on the U.S. Senate committees on Banking; Finance; and Housing and Urban Affairs. Mitre, who graduated with a master s in urban policy and management from Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy in New York in May 2008, was hired by the senator in February, prior to the end of her fellowship, to join his staff as a legislative correspondent, responsible for being the main liaison between the senator and his constituents. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Color it unlikely Jul 7, 2009
Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez to demand that they vote against the bill when it gets to the Senate. The biggest irony of all is that the bill, fully implemented, will have a negligible effect on the Earth's climate. (NJ.com -- Times)
Senate skeptical of financial oversight plan Jun 19, 2009
The reality is they [the Fed] had the knowledge and authority to address the mortgage problem long before it became a crisis, and they didn t act, said Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey. Other lawmakers questioned whether the Fed could become an effective super-regulator while retaining its role as the nation s central bank and setting monetary policy. (Boston Globe)
Senate Advances Comprehensive Energy Bill Jun 18, 2009
Democrats Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Robert Menendez of New Jersey voted against the bill, and Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Sam Brownback of Kansas, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Bob Corker of Tennessee supported it. Chairman (D-N.M.) called the bill a compromise that moves federal energy policy forward. (Scientific American)
Timid N.J. senators ought to speak up Jun 2, 2009
Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez must speak up for the right thing -- or get out of the way. -- CHARLES HARDY, Lawrence. (NJ.com -- Times)
Cuba and US inch closer Jun 1, 2009
Robert Menendez (D) of New Jersey has threatened to block US contributions to the , which account for about 60 percent of the OAS budget, according to the Washington Post. The wide gap between the two sides of the and the depth of emotion involved points to why the Obama administration is adopting a "go slowly" approach. (Christian Science Monitor)
U.S. offers to renew immigration talks with Cuba May 25, 2009
Robert Menendez of New Jersey also voiced his displeasure. "The administration is missing opportunities to make real change in by not conditioning this type of opportunity on the regime acting to stop denying its citizens exit visas and charging exorbitant amounts of those whom they chose to let exit," Menendez said. (CNN -- World)
City officials want feds to probe grade scandal May 20, 2009
The City Council members asked for information about the case to be sent to Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts, Senate President Richard Codey, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, Reps. Chris Smith and Rush Holt, and Attorney General Eric Holder. (NJ.com -- Times)
Read the 'JER' transcript May 19, 2009
GIGOT: Kim, let me ask you, Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democratic Senator, and Russ Feingold, of Wisconsin, this week raising real doubts about whether or not they're going to give President Obama the $7. 5 billion he's asked for for Pakistan and for that theater. (Fox News)
US senators threaten to oppose aid to Pakistan May 13, 2009
"I am deeply troubled by what you've said," Holbrooke told Robert Menendez, the Democratic senator from New Jersey. "You're asking us to vote for a whole new set of money without knowing whether there are going to be benchmarks, without knowing whether we have a better system of accountability. I personally can't continue down that road, as much as I think this is critical," Menendez said as other members of the Committee looked stunned. (India Times, India)
ARC rail tunnel May 8, 2009
Schumer; Frank Lautenberg, D- N.J.; Robert Menendez, D-N.J.; and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood should sit down together and develop a comprehen sive plan that constructively brings all of these projects together. The establishment of a regional transportation board, not five agencies that deal with transportation, should also be considered. (NJ.com -- Times)
A fair chance Apr 29, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., pending in the Senate. A current version of that bill would make students eligible for in-state tuition by offering conditional legal status to those brought to the United States when they were 15 or younger. (NJ.com -- Times)
Armenia and Turkey: Lobby Groups Opposing Confirmation of Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and Caucasus Apr 28, 2009
Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, asked for details on foreign funding to Brookings. According to figures released by the think tank, since 2006 Brookings has received $200,000 from the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen s Association, $200,000 from Sabanci University, $150,000 from the Eksiogullari Group (a construction company in Turkey), and $100,000 from the Dogan Yayin Holding Company, a media-entertainment conglomerate. (EurasiaNet.org)
Obama eases Cuba travel, but embargo remains Apr 14, 2009
Robert Menendez (D) of New Jersey a Cuban-American rejects any opening to Cuba as a gift to a regime that continues to jail dissidents and prodemocracy advocates. By skirting the emotional issue of the embargo the repeal of which would require congressional action Obama may be signaling a desire to start with reforms that won't ruffle too many feathers. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Will Obama Open Up All U.S. Travel to Cuba? Apr 14, 2009
Experts like Erikson acknowledge that Obama has domestic political constraints, including the staunch opposition of Cuban-American pols like New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and Florida Senator Mel Martinez to the travel ban bill. But even they know a new momentum is building inside the Beltway, as prominent Senators like Indiana's Richard Lugar now argue the Cuban embargo has been a failure. (Time.com)
Analysis: U.S.-Cuba relations begin the long thaw Apr 11, 2009
Robert Menendez, a Democrat and Cuban-American, said in a recent speech that the Cuban government is "pure and simple a brutal dictatorship. ... The average Cuban lives on an income of less than a dollar a day.". Fidel Castro led the 1959 revolution that overthrew Cuba's Batista dictatorship. (CNN -- World)
'Great to be home' after Pakistan kidnapping Apr 9, 2009
Robert Menendez said: "This is a beautiful day for John Solecki and his family in New Jersey. I am thrilled for them.". U.S. Sen. (MSNBC -- International)
Salazar: Wind Power Can Replace 3,000 Coal Plants Apr 7, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said offshore drilling should not be allowed, citing the economic cost of a spill. "The risks are great, the rewards are less," he said. (Time.com)
Keeping it real Mar 27, 2009
Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez to support the Serve America Act on Capitol Hill this week. At a time when many communities are in great need, this important bipartisan bill will strengthen and expand civic engagement and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. (NJ.com -- Times)
Abuse of senatorial privilege Mar 15, 2009
A newsletter from on organization to which I belong states: "Senate confirmation of two of President Obama's key science appointees, John Holdren to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Jane Lubchenco undersecretary of Commerce to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are currently both on hold because of an objection placed by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on an unrelated foreign affairs matter.". "Cabinet nominees are appointed by... (NJ.com -- Times)
Congress Lifts Key Sanctions on Cuba Mar 11, 2009
The changes, warned New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, could "provide the Castro regime with enhanced financial benefit in the pursuit of its repressive policies.". DIRECT APPEALS. (Newsmax)
Obama agenda sparks Dems internal revolt Mar 11, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Rep ... Robert Menendez (N.J.), a member of the Democratic leadership, in protest of a little-noticed Cuba provision that would ease U.S. rules on travel and imports to the communist-led island. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Reid, Pelosi Swearing Match Over Omnibus Mar 7, 2009
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who was upset with Cuba-related provisions in the bill. Efforts were under way to try to win back the New Jersey Democrat with a letter from Treasury addressing his concerns, but these appear to have been unsuccessful. (CBS News -- 48 Hours)
...senate Dems work to halt dissent on spending bill Mar 5, 2009
Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Bill Nelson of Florida are weighing whether to oppose the legislation over a provision buried in it that would moderate rules on travel to Cuba and would make it easier for Cuba to pay for imports of food and medicine. Democratic leaders hope to clear the bill - it passed the House last week - to meet a Friday deadline. (The Drudge Report)
Reid: Pro-Cuba Trade Measures Likely to Pass Mar 4, 2009
While Democrats control 58 Senate seats, Martinez said he already has support from two Senate Democrats: Bill Nelson, also from Florida, and Robert Menendez of New Jersey. "If we can defeat the bill, that's better than an amendment," Martinez told reporters. (Newsmax)
Tallying stimulus area impact Feb 17, 2009
Frank R. Lautenberg, D-NJ, Robert Menendez, D-NJ, and Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-NJ, said. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Buffalo Plane Fell Flat Feb 15, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood had told him he believes the aircraft made a 180-degree turn at 5,000 feet. But there could be other explanations for why the plane was facing the wrong way. (CBS News)
Most New Jersey residents will see stimulus money Feb 14, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey. "Jobs are the most essential piece of any family's economic situation, and that's the main focus of this package.". (NJ.com -- News)
Federal stimulus to bring $16B to Pa. Feb 14, 2009
Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who is voting in favor of it, said the recovery package s tax cuts of up to $800 per family will benefit an estimated 3. 1 million in the state. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Kirk punts Super Bowl resolution Feb 13, 2009
Robert Menendez, the Democrats Senate campaign chief, is targeting nine Republican-held Senate seats in 2010, warning the GOP that Democrats are positioning themselves for a third straight election sweep. I think a cursory look at the map shows that the fear should be on the other side, Menendez told reporters at a news conference Thursday. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Let's make sure those new jobs promised by President Obama go to U.S. citizens or legal residents authorized to work Feb 8, 2009
Finally, a small handful of Congressmen including, most prominently, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Zoe Lofgren want to keep E-Verify out of any hiring requirements for federal contractors. And although President George W. Bush signed an executive order mandating it for those contractors, the Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
American gets OK to visit son in Brazil Feb 7, 2009
New Jersey's senators, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, also wrote an open letter to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asserting that Brazil has failed to comply with the treaty. Goldman is from Tinton Falls, N.J., where he owns a charter boat business and sells real estate. (MSNBC -- International)
