Bob Menendez

Barack Obama at a Jersey City campaign rally
More than 3,000 people packed a gym at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City on Wednesday to hear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

"My voice is a little hoarse, my eyes are a little bleary, my back is a little sore, but my spirit is strong," he told the crowd. "And I am ready to bring about change in America, how about you?"

Obama reveled in his Jersey City audience, and his campaign staff urged the impassioned crowd to take a more active role in the February 5 primary in a state where Hillary Clinton has won most of the party establishment endorsements and maintains a double digit lead in independent polls.

 Sen. Bob Menendez is headed to Nevada to help boost Hillary Clinton's chances in the January 19 caucuses: Getty Images Photo

Basking in his senate colleague's victory in the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bob Menendez said he is scheduled to travel to Nevada to stump for Clinton on Friday.

"Nevada is one of the states that has the largest percentage of Latino voters," said Menendez, who sees his mission in part on the weekend trip as a way to discuss what he says is the respect Clinton enjoys in the Latino community.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is working to add an additional $1 billion in funds to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help families who are struggling with rising energy costs this winter. Sen. Menendez joined Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) in asking the president for an additional $1 billion in funding (Menendez.senate.gov/pdf/120307LIHEAPletter.pdf); he is also a co-sponsor of legislation Sen.

As international talks in Bali begin, Senators Menendez, Biden, Kerry, Sanders, Dodd and Bingaman look toward "adaptation" assistance

News reports cite administration document showing request for less than half of what DHS wants, elimination of port, transit programs

Washington, D.C. – Senator Menendez released the following statement today commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1947 UN General Assembly Resolution 181, creating the State of Israel:

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule that will curtail the ability of shareholders to select corporate board members. Earlier this month, in a Senate Banking Committee hearing on this issue, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) had urged SEC Chairman Cox not to rush into a ruling. The SEC is currently in transition, operating with four members instead of five, with another member set to depart.

Senator Menendez released the following statement:

Earlier this year, the senators helped passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which increases funding for the Upward Bound Program

Rumson, NJ, 11/20/2007: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the Borough of Rumson announced today the protection of 20 acres on Gunning Island today. Partners in the effort, including U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg and other federal officials, and representatives of the Borough of Rumson, the state of New Jersey, Monmouth County, and Boy Scout Troop 201, gathered alongside the Shrewsbury River to celebrate the $2.05 million purchase.

Washington D.C. – Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, last week introduced the Financial Education and Counseling Act (text of legislation: Menendez.senate.gov/pdf/111907FinancialEducationandCounselingAct.pdf), which creates a grant program specifically for financial education and counseling.