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

Macedonia, NATO, Greece

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Olympia Snowe and Robert Menendez raise a critical issue in resolving the vexing name dispute between Macedonia and Greece in "Macedonian ...

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Say hello to the Hoboken Democratic Party/Obama headquarters

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Sen. Robert Menendez was at the opening last night for the ribbon cutting. The office is currently being used as a field office for Barack Obama's ...

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Online poker licensing advocated

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

"Senator Menendez's legislation is the right vehicle to achieve those goals." New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez has introduced legislation that would ...

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PPA Applauds Menendez Proposal

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

In America, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has praised Democrat Senator Robert Menendez for introducing the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, ...

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Menendez in Nashville for debate

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

by Jessica Coomes US Sen. Robert Menendez, DN.J., will be in Nashville tonight during the presidential debate to spin the media on Barack Obama's behalf. ...

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No Check, Just Visa

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

The House overwhelmingly passed HR 6633, which would have reauthorized the E-Verify program for five years, by 407-2. But Sen. Robert Menendez (DN. ...

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Menendez to speak about the economy at investment group conference

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Sen. Robert Menendez, DN.J., will be the keynote speaker today at the Investment Company Institute's Equity, Fixed-Income and Derivatives Market Conference ...

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Immigration enforcement must always be humane

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

E. Roy Riley is bishop of the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Sen. Robert Menendez represents the state of New Jersey in the ...

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No more green cards

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

The US Chamber of Commerce opposes immigration control in favor of cheaper foreign labor, and New Jersey's Sen. Robert Menendez is holding up reauthorizing ...

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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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US Senate confirms Jeffrey as new ambassador to Turkey

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

He declined to describe the events as genocide in the face of questions from Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez during the confirmation hearing and added that ...

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Zimmer blasts bailout, wants debate on it

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

He said it absolves financial institutions of risk while providing no value for taxpayers. Lautenberg, along with US Sen. Robert Menendez, DN. ...

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Illegal immigrant population down

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Last week Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, both Democrats, announced a bill to curb what they said are abuses ...

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Worker verification system wins extension

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who in August held up a bill to renew the program, has asked that in addition to renewing E-verify, ...

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Senator Proposes New Legal Online Poker Bill, S. 3616

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

US Senator Robert Menendez has introduced a new bill, S. 3616, aimed to legalize and regulate Internet skill games in the United States. ...

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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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Senate bill that would regulate online poker introduced

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

By Vin Narayanan Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced legislation this week that would legally define poker as a skill game and create a regulatory ...

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US Senator Menendez Introduces

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

by PokerPages.com Today US Senator Robert Menendez (D- NJ) introduced a bill in the Senate, called the "Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act" (S. ...

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NJ senators back financial bailout

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both Democrats, joined with the majority of their colleagues in supporting the bill, which was reworked to include tax ...

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