NEWARK – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), repealed the editorial independence firewall rule designed toprotect the work of the USAGM’s networks and grantees from political... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez released the following statement after voting “no” on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court:“Instead of sending help to communities across America reeling from a deadly pandemic, Republicans are high-fiving each other for ramming... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate’s transit subcommittee, and Cory Booker, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (N.J.-12) and Governor Phil Murphy today announced that NJ TRANSIT has been awarded an $18,281,313 Federal-State Partnership State of Good Repair Program grant from the Federal Railroad... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez last night lambasted his Republican colleagues during a fiery speech on the Senate floor and pleaded that they “think long and hard about the consequence of your actions for both the American people and for the future comity of this body” by forcing through a Supreme Court nomination within days of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today joined several of his colleagues in releasing an extensive report detailing the process by which the National Rifle Association (NRA), bankrolled by gun manufacturers and dark money interests, has taken to capture the courts and overturn commonsense gun safety laws.The report comes as Republicans... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a Senate resolution calling on the Government of Tanzania and all parties to ensure free and fair elections ahead of the country’s October 2020 electoral cycle. Since President John Magufuli’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy and one of the co-authors of the Affordable Care Act, and Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, held a virtual roundtable today with New Jersey constituents who stand to lose their health coverage if the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Casey Jr. (D-Penn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) today introduced two resolutions to require Secretary of State Mike... Read More

WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by 22 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to cap refugee admissions at 15,000 for Fiscal Year 2021—the lowest ceiling in the history of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program... Read More

WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Nigerian government's response to peaceful protests calling for an end to police brutality:“I condemn the shooting of innocent civilians in Nigeria, and call for an immediate transparent... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, andSenate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today released the following statement applauding the Library of Congress (LOC) for making the determination that the Armenian Genocide will be categorized as “Armenian Genocide” rather than... Read More

WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Staff today published a comprehensive report commissioned by Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) documenting the damage caused by President Trump’s failed foreign policy and his unprecedented assault on America’s exceptionalism on the global... Read More

WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2020, legislation to reassert Congressional oversight over the sale of sophisticated and mission-critical American military systems.... Read More

NEWARK – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement following reports of a potential short-term arms control agreement between the United States and Russia: “If the reports are correct, I welcome the news that the Trump administration has adopted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today urged his colleagues on the Senate Floor to join him in overturning the Trump Administration’s rule gutting the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which will lead to modern day redlining and decreased investment in... Read More

NEWARK – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in reaction to reports that the Turkish military has begun testing S-400 air defense systems purchased from Russia: “Today’s test by Turkey of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system is a... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez released the following statement on the passing of Steve Adubato, Sr., founder of Newark’s North Ward Center:“I have known Steve Adubato, Sr., since I first ran for Congress and Newark’s North Ward was in my district.  What started out as a tough introduction turned into a long personal... Read More

WASHINGTON - El Senador Bob Menéndez (D-N.J.), Miembro de Más Alto Rango del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, hoy exigió a la Administración Trump que rinda cuentas sobre deportaciones secretas de ciudadanos venezolanos durante el año fiscal 2020 en posible violación de las leyes y políticas estadounidenses. ... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is demanding that the Trump Administration answer questions about stealth deportations of Venezuelan nationals during fiscal year 2020 in a possible violation of U.S. law and policies. Menendez called on the Administration to... Read More

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin... Read More