AUGUST 24, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Biden Administration to announce a process to provide immigration protections and work authorization for immigrant witnesses and victims of labor law... READ MORE- JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced the federal government will cancel $20,000 in student debt for borrowers who attended college on Pell Grants and $10,000 for those who didn’t receive these grants, with forgiveness limited to those... READ MORE
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), alongside U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.-03), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05), and Kathy Manning (D-N.C.-06), today led 110 colleagues in urging... READ MORE
- JERSEY CITY, N.J. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced that a combined total of $500,000 in federal grants from the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program have been awarded to local coalitions in New Jersey to continue their efforts in combating the opioid epidemic, and in preventing and reducing substance... READ MORE
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the Senate Finance Committee that oversees the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), alongside U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.-1), led a bipartisan and bicameral group of 89 colleagues in... READ MORE
- SEWELL, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today celebrated the signing of bipartisan legislation into law, which will expand health care and benefits to more than 3.5 million veterans across the country who were exposed to toxins while serving in the military. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to... READ MORE
AUGUST 11, 2022
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today joined Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. in highlighting a $20 million federal grant to support an infrastructure project to elevate U.S. 40, which will address flooding issues by upgrading the drainage systems along the route. They also talked about a $6 million grant to... READ MOREAUGUST 11, 2022
Menendez Joins with USDA Officials to Announce $989,300 Grant for Cape Regional Medical Center
CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, which sets national health policy, today joined representatives from USDA Rural Development and Cape Regional Medical Center to announce a USDA Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant in the amount of $989,300.The funding will enable... READ MOREAUGUST 09, 2022
Menendez Celebrates National Health Center Week, Announces Major Funding for NJ’s FQHCs
NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, which sets national health policy, today joined health care professionals at Newark Community Health Center to celebrate National Health Center Week. The senator, a champion of community health centers, underscored the importance of fully... READ MOREAUGUST 09, 2022
Menendez, Booker, Sires Outline Historic Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on NJ Families, Seniors
ELIZABETH, N.J. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.), and Congressmen Albio Sires (D-N.J.-08), were joined today by seniors and advocates to highlight the impacts that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will have on hardworking families across New Jersey. The bill, which passed the Senate on Sunday, will lower the cost... READ MORE- WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today released the following statement after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: “It is a historic day for New Jersey families and Americans all across the country. The Inflation Reduction Act will transform the lives of millions by... READ MORE
AUGUST 06, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today released the following statement as the Senate begin consideration of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: “As the Senate begins to vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, I call on my Democratic colleagues to protect immigrant communities from being used as political pawns... READ MOREAUGUST 05, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went to the Senate Floor this week toseek unanimous consent for their bill, the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAAD) Act, which would crack down on false advertising related to abortion services by so-called crisis... READ MORE
