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Menendez, Latino leaders condemn Allen immigration comments

August 10, 2021 2:55 pmAugust 10, 2021 7:31 pm

A series of Latino groups and politicians in New Jersey have criticized remarks from Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Diane Allen which raised concerns about Covid cases among immigrants. “I mean, right now, look at all these people with Covid who...

Menendez, Booker tout Senate passage of infrastructure bill

August 10, 2021 12:53 pmAugust 10, 2021 7:54 pm

The U.S. Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday with a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and 19 Republicans. The bill, which now heads to the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, includes $30 billion in funding dedicated to Amtrak’s...

Menendez takes on Zuckerberg over Facebook spreading vaccine misinformation

July 28, 2021 2:31 pmJuly 28, 2021 2:38 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez today called out Mark Zuckerberg for vaccine misinformation being spread on the popular social media site, Facebook early Wednesday. Menendez says that Facebook refuses to share the specific number of users who have viewed some sort...

Menendez hearing addressed pandemic comeback issues

July 23, 2021 11:50 am

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D) held the first “Examining Framework to Address Future Pandemic Risk” hearing on Friday, which aims develop economic plans to deal with future pandemic crises. “I know that imagining another public health crisis of this magnitude...

Menendez says N.J. ready to take on N.Y. over congestion pricing

July 22, 2021 4:16 pmJuly 22, 2021 4:35 pm

As the debate over Congestion Pricing continues to interest New Jersey commuters, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez says that New Jersey is perfectly capable of reciprocating to the New York economy with actions and revenue like city tax, other tolls and...

Menendez seeks to stop corn ethanol mandate

July 20, 2021 3:13 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez wants to end the corn ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard. Legislation introduced by Menendez on Tuesday would seek to remove the volume requirements for corn ethanol to reduce carbon emissions from transportation fuels and...

Lawmakers reintroduce federal Daniel’s Law

July 14, 2021 5:14 pm

New Jersey’s federal representatives restarted a push to bolster privacy protections for federal judges first undertaken in response to the attempted assassination of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. “No federal judge should ever have to live fearing that their...