Bob Menendez Archives - Page 2 of 69

Hugin to appear at GOP fundraiser in 38th district

July 2, 2019 2:31 pm

Former GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin will headline a low-dollar fundraiser for Rochelle Park Mayor Michael Kazimir and Paramus Councilman Christopher DiPiazza, the Republican State Assembly candidates in the 38th district. Hugin has made just a handful of public...

Maps: The race for Assembly in the 39th district

July 2, 2019 9:42 am

In the old days of Bergen County, the towns north of Route 4 were considered reliably Republican. That’s no longer the case. Amidst a suburban political realignment in recent years, Democrats are trying to target numerous suburban GOP legislative districts,...

Menendez calls for preservation of Trump-Putin talk records

June 28, 2019 12:26 pmJune 28, 2019 12:26 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday sent letters to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting that they maintain all records related to Trump’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “While Presidents can and should have candid...

Booker, Menendez slam Hackensack BOE member who disparaged LGBT people

June 24, 2019 9:59 am

U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker on Monday slammed Hackensack school board member Frances Cogelja over comments disparaging a new state law that requires New Jersey schools teach LGBT history. “New Jerseyans take pride in our rich diversity and...

Voters will decide if Bramnick gun record an election issue, Menendez says

June 21, 2019 1:41 pmJune 21, 2019 1:51 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said the 21st legislative district’s voters would decide whether Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick’s 100% rating from the National Rifle Association is a good reason to replace him in the legislature. “It is the people of...

Menendez backs Booker in spat with Biden

June 21, 2019 1:22 pmJune 21, 2019 5:32 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is taking the side of his junior senator in a spat between the latter and Joe Biden over comments made by the former vice president pining for a time when he cooperated with segregationist senators. “I...

Menendez decries court decision stripping funding from family planning organizations

June 20, 2019 9:05 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez decried a court decision upholding a Trump administration rule that would strip federal funding from family planning organizations like Planned Parenthood. “I am deeply disappointed by the court’s ruling giving license to the Trump administration and...