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

Menendez will fight for public option

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Democrats will continue to push for some version of the public option in proposed health care legislation, US Sen. Bob Menendez, DN.J., said Monday. ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

I'm also grateful to our Senator Bob Menendez, Congressman Albio Sires, our state Senator Brian Stack (who could not make it today, but is here in Hoboken ...

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2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

And he was smiling. Few political lawyers are more closely tied to the Democratic Party than Scarinci. Best friend of Sen. Bob Menendez (DN. ...

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Herb Jackson: Capital Games

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

But Sen. Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee that's raising money and recruiting candidates so his party can remain ...

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Health care reform debate begins after Thanksgiving

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

"It is truly historic legislation and will be remembered as such," Democrat Senator Bob Menendez said. "This bill is historic in its arrogance," Republican ...

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Senator Lou Dobbs, or maybe President Lou Dobbs

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Much of the political speculation thus far has centered on the Senate seat currently held by Bob Menendez (D-NJ), where the independent Dobbs could run ...

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JEFF EDELSTEIN: Of Lautenberg ... and Sen. Corzine

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Because according to New Jersey state law, should a sitting US senator croak while in office, it's up to the governor to name a replacement. ...

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Herald News Editorial: A case of deja vu in Passaic

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

We saw signs of change as he campaigned in the spring for his first full term, bringing in Democratic heavy hitters such as Sen. Bob Menendez and Newark ...

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Senate Panel Debates Offshore Drilling

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

Democrats such as Sen. Bob Menendez (D., NJ), whose state lies along the Atlantic Ocean, said lawmakers need to account for water-related tourism and ...

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The Big Tease

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

... I began by jokingly noting that New Jersey senator Frank Lautenberg is looking rather aged; Dobbs noted that the state's other senator, Bob Menendez, ...

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Cuba cites nonpartisan report in attacking Menendez stance on embargo

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...spokesman for the Cuban government specifically targeted U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. "It is interesting and scandalous that Sen. Bob Menéndez [D-N.J.] was one of those who received the most money for maintaining this type of policy against Cuba," Cuba s

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2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

A spokesman for the Cuban government specifically targeted US Sen. Robert Menendez. "It is interesting and scandalous that Sen. Bob Menéndez [DN. ...

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2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

Bob Menendez to fill his own seat. "The move would prevent Christie from being able to name a replacement for the aging Lautenberg and would give Corzine a ...

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2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Senator Menendez has his nose to the grindstone to help create an economic recovery for New Jersey families and will not be distracted by an election three ...

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Tittel: No long-distance power lines for New Jersey

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sen. Bob Menendez voted against a major energy bill because of it. The Sierra Club is currently fighting more than 100 proposed coal plants around the ...

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Jackson: Capital Games

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg introduced several bills. ä Menendez reintroduced the Military Families Act [S-2757], which gives legal immigration status ...

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2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

With damage expected conservatively to be in the tens of millions of dollars, Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) and Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd Dist. ...

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Ida moves out, leaving a costly swath of destruction

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

With damage expected conservatively to be in the tens of millions of dollars, Sen. Bob Menendez (DN.J.) and Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd Dist. ...

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2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

One senator to watch during the debate on this is Bob Menendez, a Democrat of New Jersey. If anyone it going to try to soften the Finance Committee language ...

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Senate's Battle Lines: Immigration

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

While the Senate has a much smaller Hispanic presence (only New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez), the immigration issue still looms and could be a deciding ...

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