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      <excerpt> Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg introduced several bills. &#228; Menendez reintroduced the Military Families Act [S-2757], which gives legal immigration status ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 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. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;We thank Sen. Bob Menendez for his leadership on clean air and clean energy,&amp;quot; said Elliott. &amp;quot;He has taken the lead to hold the line for clean air in the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Now, Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) &#8212;who was key in the change mentioned above&#8212; has resubmitted another bill to grant residency to the undocumented ... </excerpt>
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