Menendez

Evangelina Menendez, who fled Cuba in search of democracy and economic opportunity and watched her son become a United States Senator, died last night. Mrs. Menendez and her husband, Mario, fled Cuba in 1953 and worked as a seamstress while raising her family in Union City.

A viewing for Mrs. Menendez, the mother of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-Hoboken) will be held on Monday from 2-4 PM and from 7-9 PM at the Leber Funeral Home in Union City.  A funeral will be held at 11AM on Tuesday.  In lieu of flowers, the Menendez family is asking for contributions to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.

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If these allegations are true, then it is very important that New Jersey find and aid any state patients victimized by political failures, Kean said. Governor Corzine should order the health commissioner to start her inquiry today.

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Menendez, Lautenberg, Mikulski, Cardin, Bill Nelson call on Defense officials to explain why EPA regulations have been ignored; Menendez, Lautenberg and Nelson also ask GAO to investigate

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Lautenberg, Kerry, Menendez, Dorgan Legislation Demands End to Wartime Propaganda

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Sherron Rolax, the African American teenager who had his picture in newspapers and on television stations throughout the country after being frisked by the Governor of New Jersey during a midnight police raid in Camden in 1996, was killed in a fight in Camden early Saturday morning. The frisking became an issue in late 2000 when Christine Todd Whitman was named U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency Director. Eight years ago, PoliticsNJ.com named Rolax to the Andy Warhol List of New Jerseyans who had enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame during the 2000 camaign cycle.

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WASHINTON, D.C – The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently approved legislation Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) sponsored to extend funding for the Coastal Heritage Trail in New Jersey until the year 2011. 

WASHINGTON – Today, President Bush submitted his FY2009 budget proposal to Congress – a proposal that includes cuts to key domestic health care, education, environmental programs and state and local homeland security grants. The budget raises the deficit without even including the cost of the war.

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the passing of Archbishop Christodoulos, head of Greece’s Orthodox Church.

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WASHINGTON – Various recent news reports have cited an increase in foreign investment in U.S. firms due to a weak American dollar, including a Washington Post report today specifically focused on Chinese investment. Much of this investment comes from sovereign wealth funds, which are backed, at least in part, by foreign governments.

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Commission on the National Guard and Reserve issued its final report, which asserted that those branches of the Armed Forces are not adequately prepared to respond to chemical, biological or nuclear attacks on the homeland.

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