Robert Menendez

Feds Investigating Big Contractor's Ties to Blacklisted Iranian Companies

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Defense Contractors, Iran Sanctions, Kgl, Ashton Carter, Iran, Government Contracting, Robert Menendez, Politics News
Project On Government Oversight

A major defense contractor is the focus of an apparent ongoing federal probe into its business dealings with Iranian companies -- dealings that could violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.

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Michael McAuliff

GOP Smells Gas Price Victory, Votes To Debate Big Oil Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Obama Gas Prices, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Mitch McConnell, Bob Menendez Oil Subsidies, Big Oil, Bob Menendez, Oil Subsidies, Big Oil Subsidies, MItch McConnell Oil Subsidies, Robert Menendez, Republicans Oil Subsidies, Mitch McConnell Gas Prices, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With Republicans relentlessly blaming President Barack Obama for high gas prices, Democrats tried a different tactic Monday, offering le...

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For More Sticker Shock, Look Beyond the Pump

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Social Security, Veterans Administration, President Obama, Mike Bloomberg, Health Insurance, Robert Menendez, Senate, Senior Citizens, Wall Street, Big Oil, Keystone XL Pipeline, Occupy Wall Street, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Paul Ryan, Medicaid, Health Care, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare, Politics News
Pearl Korn

A massive, cross-country occupation, with doctors and other healthcare personnel joining in, would make the point to the insurers that the public is sick and tired of the gross, despicable, inhumane behavior of an industry that holds our lives and wellbeing in its clutches.

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Matt Sledge

Ray LaHood, New Jersey Senators To John Boehner: 'Let's Not Allow the House Tea Party To Hold Jobs Hostage'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Video, Chris Christie, Mass Transit, Public Transportation, Senate Transportation Bill, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Ray Lahood, Transportation Bill, Politics News

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Federal and state leaders pleaded Monday with House Speaker John Boehner to take up the Senate's transportation bill, which passed la...

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Christie Ally Makes Big Political Announcement

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Chris Christie, Video, 2012 Elections, Robert Menendez New Jersey, Joseph Kyrillos, Senate Races, Elections 2012, Joseph Kyrillos New Jersey, Menendez, Kyrillos, Robert Menendez, Kyrillos Senate, Kyrillos Running for Senate, Politics News

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Sen. Joseph Kyrillos announced Thursday he intends to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to run against D...

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The Stories We Tell

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Hbo, The Latino List, Arizona Immigration, Sonia Sotomayor, S.B. 1070, Immigration, Robert Menendez, Arizona Immigration Law, Anti-Immigrant Laws, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Voices News
Anthony D. Romero

When we talk about racism and immigration, we need to remind those who may disagree with us that we are talking about the same pursuit of the American Dream in which their immigrant forebears engaged -- a nation that has no place for hate; that moves forward, together.

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HBO's Documentary, 'The Latino List'

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Latino, Video, Maria Hinojosa, Hbo, Sandra Cisneros, Gloria Estefan, Robert Menendez, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Hbo Latino, Cultura, Pitbull, America Ferrera, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Bob Menendez, Sonia Sotomayor, John Leguizamo, Eva Longoria, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Voices News

HBO will be debuting “The Latino List,” a new documentary featuring a series of “highly personal video portraits of Latinos who have richly con...

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Murdoch Scandal Jumps the Pond

Timothy Karr | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Peter King, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Mary Bono Mack, Robert Menendez, News of the World, Media News
Timothy Karr

It seems clear now that Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. colleagues believed that their tremendous media power placed them above the law. But fortunes are turning, and Rupert Murdoch must now answer for all that has happened under his watch.

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Shahien Nasiripour

As Government Nears Accord With Banks, Questions Swirl Over Scope Of Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Sherrod Brown, Robo-Signing, Robert Menendez, Foreclosure Fraud, Mortgage Investigation, Tom Miller, Tom Coburn, State Attorneys General, Eric Schneiderman, State AG Foreclosure, Richard Shelby, Jeff Merkley, Foreclosure Fraud Investigation, Lisa Madigan, Foreclosure Investigation, Business News

WASHINGTON -- State and federal prosecutors are pressing to complete a proposed settlement with the nation's five largest home loan companies over all...

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Regine Barjon at Senate Hearing: "The People of Haiti Know What They Want"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Haiti Reconstruction, Major Joseph Bernadel, Haiti, Bill Clinton, Haiti Earthquake, Bumper's Amendment, Save the Children, Regine Barjon, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Michel Martelly, Ben Cardin, Robert Menendez, Impact News
Georgianne Nienaber

Dual citizenship will not solve these problems when Haiti needs the basic human rights of clean water, sustainable jobs and infrastructure.

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Major Corporations Oppose New Rule Comparing Pay Of CEOs, Workers

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Labor, Workers, Unemployment, Dodd-Frank, Income Inequality, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Robert Menendez, Executive Compensation, Business News

Corporate America would rather not say how much it pays typical workers. In a lobbying push that adds to the slew of attacks on last year's financi...

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Democrats Reintroduce Equal Rights Amendment Following Walmart Ruling

Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equal Rights Amendment, Walmart, Gender Discrimination, Walmart Class Action Suit, Sex Discrimination, Robert Menendez, Carolyn Maloney, Era, Women News

On the heels of the Supreme Court's controversial ruling that female employees could not bring a class-action sex discrimination suit against Wal-mart...

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Elise Foley

Senate Democrats Relaunch Immigration Reform Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Patrick Leahy, DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Dick Durbin, Immigration, Robert Menendez, Deportations, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats launched on Wednesday a new effort for comprehensive immigration reform, even though they so far have no Republican sup...

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Elise Foley

Menendez: Troops Shouldn't Worry Families Will Be Deported

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, 112th Congress, Immigration, Senate Democrats, Border Security, Robert Menendez, Military Families Act, Deportation, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Menendez introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow the immigrant parents, spouses and children of active duty military ...

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Elise Foley

Senate Dems Renew Push For DREAM Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: John Cornyn, Immigration Reform, John McCain, Undocumented Immigrants, Richard Blumenthal, DREAM Act, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Immigration, Dream, Lindsey Graham, Undocumented Students, Robert Menendez, Jon Kyl, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats are open to pairing the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow some undocumented young people to gain legal status, with to...

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Jennifer Bendery

Lawmakers Frustrated Obama Not Using Authority To Change Immigration Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Immigration Reform, Luis Gutierrez, Robert Menendez, President Barack Obama, Dennis Cardoza, DREAM Act, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Hispanic lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with President Barack Obama for not using his executive authority to change immig...

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Elise Foley

Homeland Security Refuses To Allow State Out Of Controversial Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Luis Gutierrez, Pat Quinn, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Scomm, Secure Communities, Immigration Enforcement, Illinois, Immigration, Ice, Robert Menendez, Dhs, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Zoe Lofgren, Politics News

HOUSTON -- The Department of Homeland Security will not allow Illinois law enforcement to stop sharing information with immigration enforcement, despi...

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Elise Foley

Did The Government Lie About A Deportation Program?

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Luis Gutierrez, Scomm, Janet Napolitano, Secure Communities, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration, Dhs, Robert Menendez, National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Deportation, Zoe Lofgren, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security should conduct an investigation into whether its officials intentionally misled the public and local...

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Banking on Tax Time

Reid Cramer | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Tax Day, Saver's Bonus, Robert Menendez, Earned Income Tax Credit, Savings, Tax Refunds, Politics News
Reid Cramer

Given the scale of resources delivered as tax refunds, the tax time moment can offer a valuable opportunity to engage low-income families in saving.

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Obama's Recess Appointment of Ambassadors to Baku and Ankara Must Be Challenged

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Armenian National Committee, Barbara Boxer, Turkey, Irs, European Court of Human Rights, Baku, Washington, Azerbaijan, Matt Bryza, Democrat, Recess Appointment, Robert Menendez, Ambassadors, Ankara, Republican, Wedding, Lying Under Oath, Zeyno Baran, Husdon Institute, Gift, Hold, Pres. Obama, Foreign Relations Committee, Senate, Caspian, Ricciardone, Politics News
Harut Sassounian

Pres. Obama's unilateral appointments of Matthew Bryza as Ambassador to Azerbaijan and Frank Ricciardone as Ambassador to Turkey must be strongly chal...

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Amanda Terkel

Repealing Health Care Reform Could Force 3 Million Seniors Repay The Gov't $250

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Donut Hole, Chuck Schumer, Obamacare Repeal, Affordable Care Act, Medicare Donut Hole, Bob Menendez, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Eric Cantor, Robert Menendez, Health Care Repeal, Senator Robert Menendez, Charles Schumer, Rep. Eric Cantor, Prescription Drug Coverage, Medicare, Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics News

NEW YORK -- Three million senior citizens could each have to repay the government $250 if health care reform is repealed, according to two Democratic ...

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What Will Immigration Advocates Learn From DREAM's Defeat?

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Claire McKaskill, Agjobs, Olympia Snowe, Dick Durbin, Afl-Cio, Bob Bennett, Filibuster, Robert Menendez, George Voinovich, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Immigration Reform, Luis Gutierrez, Kay Hagan, DREAM Act, Sam Brownback, Max Baucus, Reform Immigration for America, Jon Tester, Gaby Pacheco, Senate, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Richard Lugar, Nalacc, Politics News
Daniel Altschuler

Were advocates of comprehensive immigration reform too slow to shift to supporting piecemeal legislation? And, did these leaders advance the optimal piecemeal strategy by focusing exclusively on the DREAM Act?

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Put Women in the Constitution

Terry O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Equal Rights Amendment, Women's Rights, National Organization for Women, Congress, John Boehner, Antonin Scalia, U.S. Constitution, Robert Menendez, Carolyn Maloney, Era, Politics News
Terry O'Neill

The harsh reality is that men like Antonin Scalia, John Boehner and other right-wing ideologues are determined to use their power to keep women down. That is why we need an explicit guarantee of equality for women in the Constitution.

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Sen. Bob Menendez Likens GOP Talk On Bush Tax Cuts To 'Terrorist' Negotiations (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Menendez Republicans, Bob Menendez Republicans Terrorists, Menendez Republicans Terrorists, Bob Menendez, Gop Bush Tax Cuts, Republicans Bush Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Menendez, Robert Menendez, Republicans Terrorists, Bob Menendez Gop, Bush Tax Cuts, Video, Politics News

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) vented some of his frustration over the GOP's insistence on extending the Bush tax cuts in their entirety on Friday, saying...

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Thanksgiving Apart: LGBT Families Face Separation and Exile

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Gay Immigration, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Reuniting Families Act, Binational Couples, Robert Menendez, Uniting American Families Act, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Immigration Reform, LGBT Rights, Thanksgiving 2010, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Lesbian and gay Americans do not have the right to sponsor their foreign national partners for residency. They are forced to rip their families apart, or leave their own country to be with the person they love.

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