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  Bob Menendez - Congresspedia
Menendez argued that before renting out the house in 1994, he obtained clearance from the House Ethics Committee.
In 1992, Menendez was elected to the U.S. House.
Menendez was a controversial choice for the Senate appointment due to ties to the Hudson County Democratic machine.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Bob_Menendez   (1437 words)

  
  Bob Menendez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Menendez is the third highest ranking member of the Democratic House leadership, and serves as chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Menendez was born in New York City to Cuban parents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Menendez   (318 words)

  
 Bob Menendez -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a member of the (The lower legislative house of the United States Congress) U.S. House of Representatives.
Menendez is the third highest ranking member of the (additional info and facts about Democratic) Democratic House leadership, and serves as chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
Menendez was born in (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) New York City.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bob_menendez.htm   (355 words)

  
 Bob Menendez: Leader for a New Democratic Majority
Menendez sees citizens’ questions about the economy, Iraq, and the President’s credibility as creating a political environment in which a Democratic presidential candidate and many of his party’s challengers for House seats can win in November 2004.
Menendez could not resist mentioning that business people and average citizens need to realize that while Republicans may preach about the need for fiscal conservatism, a balanced budget, and economic growth, the GOP has delivered the opposite in the Bush Administration.
Menendez noted that last year the Democrats lost some House races because the party didn’t properly perform background research on own their candidates who subsequently got hammered by Republicans in the general election.
www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/october24-03/bob.htm   (1620 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
MENENDEZ: With Israel, Bob, as a matter of fact Israel, I think that is a poor example for your argument, Israel has the safest airline in the country...
MENENDEZ: But they are the safest airline in the nation and their airport security system is done not by private citizens, not by private citizens, not by private companies, but by government employees.
MENENDEZ: The European example is a poor example because fist of all, just look at the recent newspaper articles in October of this year, this month, in both England and in other places talking about lapses in their security.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0110/31/cf.00.html   (4097 words)

  
 Congressman José E. Serrano, NY16 - {title}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
“Bob Menendez is a strong leader who has shown again and again that he would be an outstanding Chairman of the Democratic Caucus.
Bob has been a true leader for the causes we believe in as Democrats and as a Hispanic he has shown himself to be an effective advocate for the issues close to our hearts,” Serrano said.
Menendez is currently the highest ranking Hispanic lawmaker in the Democratic Leadership.
www.house.gov /serrano/pressarchive/pr_020502_MenendezChair.html   (361 words)

  
 Senator Robert Menendez | Biography
Bob first entered public service as a 19-year old college student when he launched a successful petition drive to reform his local school board.
Bob stood up to the entire political establishment in his hometown, and led a coalition of reformers that cleaned up the city.
Bob believes we should honor our parents by making sure they can retire with dignity and has introduced legislation to make it easier for families to care for their aging loved ones.
menendez.senate.gov /biography   (523 words)

  
 House Democratic Caucus chair praises restaurateurs for offering opportunity | News | National Restaurant Association
September 19, 2004 — Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the top-ranked Hispanic in the U.S. House of Representatives, pledged to work for immigration reforms that do a better job of matching willing employers with willing employees and provide immigrants in the United States with more opportunities to move up the economic ladder.
Menendez noted that restaurateurs understand the important contributions immigrants make to society and are an important source of job and career opportunities.
Menendez is chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and describes himself as a pro-business Democrat.
www.restaurant.org /news/story.cfm?ID=326   (279 words)

  
 111802inational
Bob Menendez is an exceptional member of Congress and has been one of the staunchest and most effective advocates for Latinos on the national level.
Menendez has served as a key member of the House Task Force on Homeland Security, seeking a careful and appropriate balance between maintaining civil rights and liberties while protecting the nation against terrorist threats.
Bob Menendez is as responsive to his constituents at home as he is to Hispanics throughout the nation.
www.hispanicvista.com /html2/111802in.htm   (542 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: U.S. Senate election, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
He will likely appoint another Democrat to finish his Senate term, possibly Rep. Rob Andrews, Rep. Bob Menendez, or current acting governor and state senator Richard Codey, leaving the presumed interim Senator comparatively vulnerable in 2006 after only a year in office.
Bob Menendez receiving the Rutgers medal Robert Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
William Harrison Frist, M.D. (born February 22, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and a cardiac surgeon.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/U.S.-Senate-election,-2006   (9030 words)

  
 Rowan University - News & Happenings
U.S. Rep. Bob Menendez (D, NJ) will be the speaker when 2,275 undergraduate and graduate students take part in commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 13, at 10 a.m.
A Union City native and representative of the state’s 13th Congressional District, which is along the Hudson River and overlooks the Statue of Liberty, Menendez has risen rapidly to the highest levels of influence in the U.S. House and the highest levels of prominence in American political life.
In the 108th Congress, he served on the conference committee on the intelligence reform bill and was a key negotiator in securing passage of this landmark legislation that implemented the unanimous and bipartisan recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to protect the American people from future terrorist attacks.
www.rowan.edu /news/display_article.cfm?ArticleID=1187   (536 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The hangup was that most of the mayors wanted to honor a request by Bob Menendez, who was out of town until Friday, that he be at any meeting where a decision was reached.
The original plan was for James and Menendez to make a joint statement on Monday, but Menendez wanted to give the Hudson mayors a heads-up about what he was going to do.
Menendez was joined yesterday by a bunch of Hudson notables.
www.cpanj.com /capitalreportpages/politifax/august022000_pg2.htm   (1112 words)

  
 Armenian American Democratic Leadership Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bob Menendez is a great Member of Congress.
Now in his 5th term as the Representative of New Jersey's 13th District, Representative Menendez has distinguished himself as a strong leader and public servant who is fully dedicated to his constituents.
The first Hispanic ever elected to a leadership position in the U.S. Congress, Representative Menendez has been a true and longstanding friend of the Armenian-American community and the principles of justice associated with the Armenian Cause.
www.aadlc.org /allstars.asp?allid=1   (284 words)

  
 Category:Members of Congress under investigation - Congresspedia
Bob Menendez is under federal investigation by the U.S. attorney's office in Newark, N.J. Specifically, investigators are examining whether Menendez had an improper financial relationship with the North Hudson County Action Corp., a non-profit organization in Union City, N.J. Menendez leased a house to the group from 1994-2003.
Menendez has noted that before renting out the house in 1994, he obtained clearance from the House Ethics Committee.
Menendez was elected to his own Senate term in November 2006 when he defeated Republican Tom Kean.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Category:Members_of_Congress_under_investigation   (3600 words)

  
 Bob Menendez - dKosopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bob Menendez is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Menendez is the former mayor of Union City, NJ, home to the largest concentration of Cuban-Americans outside of Miami.
Menendez's top in-district staffer, Jose Manuel Alvarez, quit his post in 2000 to switch parties and become a Republican.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=Bob_Menendez&printable=yes   (158 words)

  
 Senate Democratic Steering Committee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Today, Bob Menendez is the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, elected by his colleagues on November 14, 2002.
In that post, Bob Menendez is the 3rd-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House, the highest ranking Hispanic in Congressional history, and the only Hispanic ever elected to a leadership position, in either chamber, by either party.
Internationally, Bob Menendez is a vocal advocate for human rights.
democrats.senate.gov /steering/hispanic/tab-index.cfm?tab=2   (2405 words)

  
 Democratic Caucus --   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Last month, U.S. Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, introduced the Gas Price Relief Act of 2005, a bill to cut the federal gasoline tax by ten cents per gallon, paid for by a windfall profits tax on the nation’s largest oil companies.
Menendez's Social Security calculator compares annual benefits under the current Social Security program with that of benefits under the plan favored by President Bush and most Congressional Republicans to privatize the system.
Instead, Rep. Menendez believes the program should be strengthened for future generations without slashing the benefits that Americans have earned.
dems.house.gov /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={2BD1F990-9AE8-467E-AAA8-...   (706 words)

  
 Bob Menendez | Politics NJ
Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez were among 25 Senate Democrats who voted against a resolution supporting Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and condemning personal attacks on Petreaus "and all members of the United States Armed Forces." 
The former Governor's approvals exceed Governor Jon Corzine (64%-27%), U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (56%-30%), and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (45%-35%).
Nicholas Chiaravalloti today dispelled a rumor that he might be returning to Sen. Robert Menendez’s inner circle to again run the Democratic senator’s state office.
www.politicsnj.com /tags/bob-menendez   (1098 words)

  
 A peek inside the search for a VP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A peek inside the search for a VP WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was at Newark International Airport, ready to board a Continental flight to Washington, when a text message on his pager made his curiosity take off.
Menendez, who is little known outside of New Jersey and Washington, said Christopher was interested in his thoughts on how ethnicity, gender and religion would affect a presidential ticket.
Bob Graham of Florida, Dianne Feinstein of California and Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, as well as Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater.
www.usatoday.com /news/opinion/e2171.htm   (810 words)

  
 =TheHill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
At the same time, Farr suggested that Menendez will be unable to do much to slow normalizing of relations with the Caribbean communist nation.
Menendez said he would not use his new role to usurp some of his colleagues’ views on Cuba.
Just how Menendez will deal with the controversial issue in his new leadership role remains to be seen, but it’s a topic of conversation that has members of the 44-member bipartisan “Working Group on Cuba” buzzing.
www.hillnews.com /news/112002/cuba.aspx   (774 words)

  
 HBevents - Menendez Wins Support of Hispanic Officeholders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In an unprecedented move, the largest organization of Hispanic officeholders is asking its membership to pressure Congressional Democrats to back Rep. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in his bid for Democratic Caucus chairman.
But Menendez has noted that there are 70 Democrats with Hispanic populations greater than 10 percent and suggested those Members would be the presumptive targets for pressure.
"I'm sure Congressman Menendez is pleased to get this endorsement just as I am pleased with the broad cross-section of support I enjoy from my colleagues in the Democratic Caucus," she said through a spokeswoman.
www.hbevents.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=7041   (617 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Menendez, who steered more than $200,000 worth of political consulting and fund-raising contracts her way.
After the attacks, Bob was named Chairman of the Democratic Caucus Homeland Security Task Force.”Richard Piatkowski said, “I wish that Bob Menendez used as much effort in protecting...
Menendez has emerged as a key player as his party counters a strong push by Republicans for the support of Hispanics, who now rival fls as the nation's largest minority group.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=menendez   (1497 words)

  
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WASHINGTON, DC-Rep. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), joined by original cosponsors Democratic Whip David Bonior (D-MI), Democratic Caucus Chair Martin Frost (D-TX), and Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Co-Chair of the Democratic Task Force on Education, today introduced the School Anti-Violence Empowerment (SAVE) Act at a press conference.
Menendez's bill seeks to address the concerns of school administrators, parents, and children, by adding thousands of new counselors and safety officers to schools, expanding after-school programs, and developing a model violence prevention program.
Menendez, Bonior, Frost, and Etheridge also sent a letter to President Bush today asking for his support in passing the SAVE Act.
www.stopgettingsick.com /template.cfm-3160?print=1   (1041 words)

  
 Enlighten-NewJersey
New Jersey Senators Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg both voted no, meaning they don’t believe our country’s Commanding General in Iraq deserves their support and that attacks against the honor and integrity of all members of the United States Armed Forces are not worthy of their commendation.
Yesterday, Senators Menendez and Lautenberg voted in favor of a bill to expand the rights of foreign terrorist detainees and prisoners or war.
Labels: Bob Menendez, Frank Lautenberg, GWOT, New Jersey
enlightennj.blogspot.com   (2409 words)

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