WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in observance of the 22nd anniversary of the Government of the People’s Republic of China campaign of oppression against practitioners of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual discipline based upon universal principles of... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing on United States policy toward Turkey. Testifying before the Committee was Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland.               CLICK TO... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's efforts to support the Cuban people as the island's pro-democracy movement surges:  “The Díaz Canel regime has shown its depravity in the past week, desperately... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at this morning’s full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Ms. Paloma Adams-Allen to be a Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (Management and Resources);... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), today joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in introducing the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, a bill to end the corn ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard. The bipartisan legislation would help reduce carbon emissions from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement today in reaction to news of the death of longtime former Mercer County Freeholder Paul Sollami, Jr.:"It is with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of Freeholder Paul Sollami, Jr.  He was a tremendous public servant who dedicated his life to... Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today met with several New Jersey families who have received their first ever, enhanced monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments to discuss how their lives are impacted and to push Congress to extend the federal program benefiting 82% of New Jersey children and cutting child... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined today by Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25), in addition to Senate Majority Whip Dick... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act to strengthen Medicare Part D and make it easier for seniors to afford their medication.“Our bipartisan bill would put patients and consumers first by providing seniors with real... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) introduced a bicameral bill to expand health insurance coverage of infertility treatment and services. The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act would require more health insurers to provide coverage for infertility treatment, as well as fertility preservation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today led a group of his colleagues in calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to examine potential falsified Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications made by companies in the firearm industry. Despite gun makers claiming record demand and rising sales, the industry received over $156... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at this morning’s full Committee hearing to review the FY 2022 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Testifying before the Committee was USAID Administrator Samantha... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), both members of the Committee, today were joined by 11 of their Senate colleagues in condemning Turkey’s continuing efforts to open the coastline of Varosha, Cyprus in contravention of several United... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, (both D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.-11) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to bolster efforts to protect the federal judiciary and safeguard the personally identifiable information of federal judges and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today called for the swift confirmation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen M. Williams as he formally introduced her during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing to consider her nomination to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. President Biden announced Judge William’s... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising significant concerns regarding the recent wave of ransomware attacks, particularly that which exploited the Kaseya technology firm over the July 4th weekend. The Senator’s... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC to discuss the latest on the pro-democracy movement in Cuba and the need for the United States to continue to stand with the Cuban people against the authoritarian regime.CLICK TO WATCH “The regime has to change in order to... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning’s full Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Mr. Marc Evans Knapper to be Ambassador to Vietnam and the Assistant Secretary of State nominations of the Honorable Gentry O. Smith... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate Floor in advance of the confirmation vote on the nomination of Uzra Zeya to be Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. CLICK TO WATCH“Ms. Zeya is... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in the Capitol:“It was a pleasure to welcome President Ghani and Dr.... Read More