President Bush

WASHINGTON – Today, as the Olympic torch relay makes its only stop in the United States, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) are officially calling on President Bush not to attend the Opening Ceremonies in Beijing this summer.

In their letter to Bush the Senators wrote:

NEWARK, NJ – Today at a debt-counseling agency in Freehold, New Jersey, President Bush raised awareness about efforts underway by counseling agencies, but failed to announce any new initiatives to tackle the current foreclosure crisis. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Banking Committee who sounded alarm bells on the housing crisis more than a year ago and has been a key supporter of Congressional efforts to address it, released the following statement:

NEWARK, NJ – Today, President Bush will be at a debt-counseling in Freehold, New Jersey agency to tout the mortgage hotline established recently in the midst of the foreclosure crisis. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Banking Committee who sounded alarm bells on the housing crisis more than a year ago and has been a key supporter of Congressional efforts to address it, released the following statement:

(TRENTON) - In light of President Bush's visit to New Jersey on Friday, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton) is asking why the Bush Administration has provided over $250 billion to Wall Street banks in bailout money, while continuing to shortchange the average American.  Bush will be visiting a credit counseling agency in Freehold, NJ, to hold a discussion on the current mortgage meltdown.

Washington, DC—Democratic Senators Kent Conrad, Debbie Stabenow and Robert Menendez joined senior citizen Judy Cato and recent college graduate Gabe Pendas at a press conference today to discuss the negative impact President Bush’s budget will have on all Americans.  His fiscally irresponsible budget would cut needed funding in domestic programs while hiding the true cost of the Iraq war and increasing the national debt.  

Lautenberg, Menendez: Bush Budget Undermines N.J. Transportation Needs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released their assessment of the Bush health care budget and its impact on New Jersey residents.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today released their assessment of the Bush environment budget and its impact on the Garden State.

WASHINGTON – United States Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), both members of the Senate Budget Committee, today assailed President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget proposal for its drastic cuts in state and local homeland security funding that is critical to high-threat, high-population states like New Jersey.

NJ Senators: Bush Environment, Energy Budget Fails Garden State