NEWARK –  U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump administration officially withdrew the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, a key part of America’s international arms control strategy: “As I have stated previously, the administration’s... Read More

TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today stood with U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas as Governor Phil Murphy signed Daniel’s Law, legislation named after her late son, Daniel Anderl, to better protect the privacy of judges and their families. Sen. Menendez, along with Sen. Cory Booker, renewed their call to pass federal... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today joined a bicameral group of their colleagues to demand the Trump Administration halt any plans to deport the dozens of women who have come forward to report unnecessary and non-consensual medical procedures while detained at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Georgia.... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, released the following statement in response to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s decision this evening to terminate certain Federal Reserve emergency liquidity programs, including the Main Street Lending Program, against the recommendation of Fed... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today announced that Hackensack Meridian Health Inc. and Virtua Health Systems were awarded a combined $43,748,796.80 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to support its hospitals as New Jersey experiences an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Both health care... Read More

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced they are introducing four separate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to provide the United Arab... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following statement for the Senate record condemning the escalating violence in Ethiopia between the Federal government and political leaders of the Tigray region, and calling for an immediate ceasefire to begin... Read More

WASHINGTON– El senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Miembro de Más Alto Rango del Comité deRelaciones Exteriores del Senado, emitió las siguientes declaraciones después deque la administración Trump abruptamente retirara los cargos de narcotráficodel gobierno de Estados Unidos en contra del exministro de Defensa de México,el general Salvador... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member ofthe Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statementafter the Trump administration abruptly dropped the U.S. government’s drugtrafficking case against Mexico’s former defense minister, Gen. SalvadorCienfuegos:“After four years of President Trump’s empty boasting thathe... Read More

WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate Floor on the Turkish-backed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Senator addressed the implications for regional stability following a Moscow-brokered agreement that grants Russia another foothold... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranked Latino in Congress, today testified before the Senate Rules Committee to urge the Senate to pass his legislation that would authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos.  The bipartisan National Museum of the American Latino Act was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Senador Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), el Latino de más alto rango en el Congreso de los Estados Unidos, hoy testificó ante el Comité de Reglas del Senado para urgir al Senado a que apruebe su Proyecto de Ley que autorizaría al Instituto Smithsonian a crear un museo que honre y exhiba la historia y contribuciones de la comunidad... Read More

NEWARK – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in observance of the holiday of Diwali, the Indian festival of lights:“As the Hindu, Jain, and Sikh communities in New Jersey and around the world celebrate Diwali, I join millions who are lighting lamps... Read More

NEWARK – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  issued the following statement regarding the Russia-negotiated agreement to cease fighting in the south Caucasus region:“This is a tragic moment for ethnic Armenians everywhere.  The agreement signed earlier this week strengthens the hand of... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today released the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day:"On Veterans Day, I join the people of New Jersey and Americans all across this nation in honoring the generations of veterans who have stepped up to serve our country, protect our people, and defend our democracy and the values we hold... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a coronavirus outbreak at Fort Dix linked to federal prisoner transfers from Ohio, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today led a majority of New Jersey’s congressional delegation in calling on the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to continue its moratorium on transfers of incarcerated... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold WWOR-TV accountable for the station’s persistent refusal to abide by its legal obligations to provide the people of New Jersey with local news and information.  WWOR’s parent company, Fox Corporation, seeks a waiver of... Read More

NEWARK – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the escalating violence in Ethiopia's Tigray region:“I join the growing calls from the international community urging Ethiopia’s Federal government and officials in the Tigray region to agree to an... Read More

NEWARK – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration completed the United States’ official withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement:“As the American people wait for every one of their votes to be counted, we are painfully reminded that... Read More

NEWARK – Senator Bob Menendez, (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the wave of violence surrounding Tanzania’s presidential election: “The growing reports of deadly violence, intimidation, internet disruptions and electoral fraud surrounding Tanzania’s presidential election... Read More