Senator Robert Menendez

Whippany, NJ – Today, Senator Robert Menendez spoke to residents in Morris County, which included seniors and disabled veterans, about the forthcoming stimulus rebate checks, which will start being sent in May.  The Economic Stimulus Package, signed into law on February 13, 2008, will provide millions of Americans with rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 to provide a financial boost to Americans and the economy.  Some 3.8 New Jerseyans are expected to receive $3.2 billion in rebates. 

Newark, NJ – U. S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement in the wake of the Federal Reserve interest rate cut and the recent purchase of Bear Stearns Co.:

WASHINGTON – On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the American-led invasion of Iraq, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who visited Iraq earlier this year, released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Early this morning, the U.S. Senate passed a Democratic-driven budget resolution that focuses on stimulating the economy, investing in families, creating a half million jobs and lowering taxes for middle income Americans. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Budget Committee, helped craft this blueprint for the nation’s spending and also was successful in championing a number of provisions beneficial to New Jersey and the nation.

WASHINGTON – Today, during the Senate debate on the nation’s budget, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) helped beat back a threat to the environment and economy of the Jersey Shore. The New Jersey Senators helped lead the effort to defeat an amendment offered by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) that would have paved the way for drilling off the coast of Virginia, which includes areas less than 100 miles from the Jersey Shore – close enough for spills to affect New Jersey beaches.

WASHINGTON – In the wake of the Associated Press report this week that it found pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas and in the state of New Jersey, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) wants to know if the Environmental Protection Agency is on top of the situation. In his letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson today, Senator Menendez asks if the EPA has conducted its own testing, if it has gotten similar results and if it has taken steps to mitigate the presence of pharmaceuticals and determine if such a presence poses any health risks.

Bunning amendment would cast thousands of NJ children into the ranks of the uninsured

Menendez-Lautenberg legislation would trigger reconsideration of major base closings if price tag grossly exceeds estimates used in BRAC process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved legislation Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) authored to overturn U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules weakening toxic reporting requirements that had been in place for nearly two decades.  Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) are co-sponsoring the measure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved legislation Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) authored to overturn U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules weakening toxic reporting requirements that had been in place for nearly two decades.  Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) are co-sponsoring the measure.