Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]

Report details the devastating wait of family separation

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

...countries. The report is released just days after the introduction of legislation by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), which looks to resolve key elements of the broken family immigration system. The Reuniting Families Act of

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Senators approve bailout by big margin

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...tax relief from hitting an estimated 22 million taxpayers. The rescue package also was combined with a mental health bill. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said in a floor speech before Wednesday's vote that the new plan would be more beneficial to taxpa

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Lautenberg declines Zimmer's challenge to a bailout debate

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

...that created the crisis and doesn't help credit-worthy homeowners avoid foreclosure. Lautenberg, along with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, both D-N.J., voted for the bill. He defended it in a statement as a measure establishes oversight, protects taxpayers

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County will buy 24 new buses for senior shuttle

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...for its senior shuttle and cross-county bus fleet through a $1.56 million federal grant. U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both Democrats, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing New Jersey Transit with a tota

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Senate bill that would regulate online poker introduced

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation this week that would legally define poker as a skill game and create a regulatory environment for the game to be offered over the Internet in the United States. The bill is the first piece of legislation con

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[S3616] Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker - Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

...effort to roll back an Internet gambling ban has reached the Senate, with a bill by Sen. Robert Menendez that calls for licensing and regulating online poker and other “games of skill” instead of outlawing them. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, inte

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Report: FAA landing, takeoff slot auction proposal is illegal

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...for consumers." New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, both Democrats, and New Jersey's junior senator, Democrat Robert Menendez, also received the report. In April, the Transportation Department proposed giving airlines operating at LaGuar

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Offshore drilling cure for America's gas pain

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...who wants you to keep paying ridiculously high prices for gas? Sen. Robert Menendez. He is leading the Democrats in a fight to keep us from drilling for our own oil here in New Jersey. He and the Democrats want us to continue depending on the Middle Eas

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Save E-Verify

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...for Immigration Studies (cis.org). But if this immigration godsend is not reauthorized, it will be terminated on Nov. 29. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has put it on hold in a Senate committee. If Congress fails to reauthorize E-Verify, and thereby fai

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Bill would further hurt bad economy

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Robert Menendez has put together a bill that would continue the valid-identity check, E-Verify program while giving the bill a poison-pill amendment ...

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Long-awaited legislation establishes due process standards for ...

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Washington, DC â€“ Last night, Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced legislation to protect US citizens and lawful permanent ...

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Bailouts and Biases: Democrats 'R' Us

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nor, are they likely to get a verification system, as a general verification system has been stalled in Congress, mainly by Democrat Senator Robert Menendez ...

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How to Encourage Families to Save for College

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the federal level, Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, recently introduced an innovative bill to create a "saver's bonus," which would ...

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LAUTENBERG, MENENDEZ ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2.9 MILLION FOR SOUTH ...

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded New Jersey Transit nearly ...

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Rebovich legacy finds new home

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

â€œNew Jersey lost one of its brightest lights in David Rebovich,â€ Sen. Robert Menendez (DN.J.) said. â€œFor him, politics wasnâ€™t about how to win an election, ...

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STEIN: Bail out E-Verify

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

Only one obstacle stands between American workers and continued protection against losing their jobs to illegal aliens: Sen, Robert Menendez, ...

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US envoy nominee doesnâ€™t bow to â€˜genocideâ€™ pressure

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

... Committee on Wednesday, career diplomat James F. Jeffrey responded to leading questions, particularly posed by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. ...

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Detention should not be a death sentence

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

BY ROBERT MENENDEZ AND E. ROY RILEY We cannot provide security by placing at risk our nation's most sacred values and principles. ...

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Paulson, Bernanke Put Bank Aid Ahead of Best Deal (Update2)

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

``I agree we need to act'' but ``I am not going to be stampeded into rubber-stamping this proposal,'' Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey said ...

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Bush economic bailout plan faces harsh questions

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

â€œâ€˜I get some sense that weâ€™re flying by the seat of our pants,â€™ said Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey. â€˜You want to come in strong and have ...

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