Bob Menendez

November 26, 2007 - 10:40am
PRESS RELEASE

SENATOR MENENDEZ APPLAUDS NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY FOR RAISING AWARENESS ON DARFUR GENOCIDE

Sen. Menendez to meet the U.S. Special Envoy to Darfur today to continue pressure for change

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November 26, 2007 - 10:10am

Sixteen of New Jersey's eighteen living former Congressmen are younger than Frank Lautenberg

The death of Joseph Minish on Saturday leaves New Jersey with eighteen living former U.S. Congressmen:

*Peter Frelinghuysen, the 91-year-old father of Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, who won an open seat in 1952 and served until his retirement in 1973. He lives in Morristown.  He is New Jersey's oldest living former Congressman.

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November 15, 2007 - 4:28pm

Wilson fires back on SCHIP

GOP State Chairman Tom WilsonGOP State Chairman Tom WilsonState GOP Chairman Tom Wilson thinks that Democrats are “full of SCHIP.”

Wilson circulated a New York Times story by email today about an intra-party Democratic spat today over a compromise between Democrats and Republicans regarding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program that would provide less money for states to cover parents.

Eight senators, including New Jersey’s Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez, said they would not support a bill that took money away from parental coverage.

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November 13, 2007 - 11:28am
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SENATOR MENENDEZ STATEMENT ON VETERANS DAY

WASHINGTON – Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) made the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day:

 

“It is so important to recognize and remember our brave veterans and to keep in our hearts the 3,904 New Jerseyans currently over in Iraq and Afghanistan. We thank them for proudly serving and sacrificing for our country whenever they are called to duty,” Said Menendez.

 

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November 13, 2007 - 11:27am
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LAUTENBERG, MENENDEZ ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $10.8 MILLION FOR N.J. HEALTH & EDUCATION PROGRAMS PASSED BY CONGRESS

Funds in FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Bill; Now Faces President's Likely Veto

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November 13, 2007 - 11:26am
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CHAIRMAN OF SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE CALLS FOR ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ON PAKISTAN AID AT UPCOMING HEARING

With administration review of Pakistan assistance underway, Senator Menendez wants accounting of the $10 billion in aid by first week of December

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November 13, 2007 - 11:26am
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Murray, Menendez Join Physicians for Social Responsibility as they Unveil Shocking Report on Cost of Caring for Veterans

Report Reveals that the Overall Cost of Caring for Iraq Veterans will Exceed Cost of Combat Spending

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November 13, 2007 - 11:25am
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Lautenberg, Menendez Vote to Override President Bush's Veto on Critical Water Bill

Senators Say Measure Includes More Than $480 Million for State Projects Essential for NJ's Safety, Environment

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November 13, 2007 - 11:24am
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MENENDEZ SECURES $4 MILLION TO HELP PATIENTS BETTER NAVIGATE OUR COMPLEX HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Senator lauds inclusion of his Patient Navigator Program in final version of Labor-HHS appropriations bill

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November 13, 2007 - 11:23am
PRESS RELEASE

WHY ARE SO MANY FLIGHTS LANDING AT NEWARK WITH SO LITTLE FUEL? SEN. MENENDEZ WANTS FAA TO FIND OUT

News report reveals that 73 flight have landed at Newark with minimum fuel over a six month period, 10 under emergency conditions

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