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SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing: “State Department Services for the American People: An Overview of Consular Affairs and Programs”
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing, “State Department Services for the American People: An Overview of Consular Affairs and Programs.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Blasts Russia on Ukraine Nova Kakhovka Dam Emergency
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the statement below following the destruction of the Nova Kakhova dam in Ukraine.
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SFRC Chairman and Senate Taiwan Caucus Co-Chair Menendez Statement on the U.S.-Taiwan Trade Initiative
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in reaction to successful negotiation of the first ever U.S.-Taiwan Trade Initiative:
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Menendez, Risch Announce New Effort to Bolster the Abraham Accords and Negev Forum
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement to introduce legislation that seeks to deepen and expand the Abraham Accords and Negev Forum – relationships that are profoundly changing the dynamics in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Business Meeting to Consider the Chile Tax Treaty and Various Nominees
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at this morning’s Business Meeting.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on Republican Default Plan
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the Republican’s reckless default plan and how it only serves to embolden China:
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Senators Menendez, Risch, Schumer, McConnell Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution on 75th Anniversary of Founding of the State of Israel
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
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Senators Menendez, Blackburn Introduce Armenian Genocide Education Act
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
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Menendez, Reed Statement on Joint U.S.-ROK Declaration on Measures to Enhance Extended Deterrence
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing: Review of the FY2024 USAID Budget Request
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing to review the FY2024 budget request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Senators Menendez, Risch Urge POTUS’ Support for Legitimate Democratic Process in Lebanon
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their concern regarding Lebanon’s ongoing political stalemate.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on 10th Anniversary of Rana Plaza Tragedy
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement on the 10th anniversary (April 24) of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh:
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Senators Menendez, Risch Lead Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 70th Anniversary of U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty, Celebrating U.S.-ROK Alliance
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in addition to Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah)
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Menendez, Risch Introduce MCC Candidate Country Reform Act
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the MCC Candidate Country Reform Act , legislation to redefine the pool of candidate countries from which the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selects its partners.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez, Senate Colleagues, Representatives of Cyprus, Greece, Israel Statement on Inaugural 3+1 Inter-Parliamentary Group Meeting
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
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Senators Menendez, Risch Lead Colleagues in Reintroducing Peace Corps Reauthorization Act
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today were joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.)
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing: “PEPFAR at 20: Achieving and Sustaining Epidemic Control”
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s full Committee hearing entitled “PEPFAR at 20: Achieving and Sustaining Epidemic Control.
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SFRC Chairman Menendez Statement on Violence in Sudan
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement in reaction to ongoing violence in Sudan:
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Chairman Menendez Demands Humane Treatment for Alexei Navalny Following Reports of Deteriorating Health
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in reaction to reports of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s deteriorating health and to demand his swift release:
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Chairman Menendez Statement on Imposition of Sanctions on Lebanese Brothers
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement after the Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Tuesday on two Lebanese brothers—Raymond Zina Rahme and Teddy Zina Rahme—accused of contributing to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon by selling “dangerously compromised fuel" to Lebanon's state utility company: