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Senator Robert 'Bob' Menendez's Public Statements on Environment

Bob Menendez
Full Name: Robert 'Bob' Menendez
Office: U.S. Senate (NJ) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 01/18/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Alicia, Robert
Birth Date: 01/01/1954
Birth Place: New York, NY
Home City: Hoboken, NJ
Religion: Roman Catholic

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June 13, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Carbon Pollution Washington, DC
May 24, 2013 Senator Menendez Introduces Legislation to Avoid Steep Flood Insurance Premium Increases Washington, DC
May 14, 2013 Menendez Blasts Senate Republican Obstruction of Votes to Help Homeowners in Flood Zones Washington, DC
May 13, 2013 Menendez Calls on FEMA to Expedite the Release of Updated "Working Maps" Hoboken, NJ
May 8, 2013 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC
April 30, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce Nearly $9.4 Million in Federal Funding to Help Local Communities Recover from Superstorm Sandy Newark, NJ
April 29, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Applaud Approval of New Jersey's Disaster Recovery Action Plan Washington, DC
April 29, 2013 Secretary Donovan And Governor Christie Announce Approval of New Jersey's Disaster Recovery Plan Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 During National Park Week, Menendez & Lautenberg Intro Bill to Restore Nat'l Park Management of NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 During National Park Week, Sens. Lautenberg & Menendez Introduce Bill to Restore National Park Management of NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Washington, DC
April 16, 2013 Menendez, Lautenberg Announce $27 Million for Hybrid Buses Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez: $75.9 Million in Federal Funding Will Help Rebuild Ocean County Stretch of Route 35 Damaged by Superstorm Sandy Newark, NJ
March 29, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce Nearly $15.5 Million in Federal Funding for Superstorm Sandy Recovery Washington, DC
March 29, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More Than $360 Million For Superstorm Sandy Transit Recovery Newark, NJ
March 28, 2013 Letter to the Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan - Review of New Jersey's Disaster Recovery Action Plan Washington, DC
March 26, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More Than $3.4 Million in Sandy Aid to Brigantine and Piscataway Township Newark, NJ
March 22, 2013 Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Menendez Applauds $523,000 in EPA Grants to Restore and Protect Camden Waterfronts, Barnegat Bay Shorlines Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce More Than $1.2 Million in Sandy Aid for NJ Dept. of Human Services Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate - Study of How Sandy Relief Mitigation Projects Will Impact Pending Flood Maps Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Menendez, Lautenberg Announce More Than $144 Million in Sandy Relief for NJ Transit Washington, DC
March 8, 2013 Letter to Chairman Wyden and Senator Murkowski - Offshore Drilling in US Senate Energy Committee Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2013 Letter to Nuclear Regulator Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane - Nuclear Regulation Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Protect Public Health Washington, DC
Oct. 17, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Applaud $78 Million Federal Investment for Clean Water Projects Across New Jersey Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2012 Menendez, Lautenberg Applaud EPA's Finalized Plan to Clean Up Contaminated Ground Water Beneath Newark Superfund Site Washington, DC
Aug. 21, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Respond to Court Decision Striking Down Cross-State Clean Air Standards Newark, NJ
Aug. 14, 2012 U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Wins Backing of the New Jersey Sierra Club Elmwood Park, NJ
July 27, 2012 Menendez, Lautenberg Announce More than $2.4 Million to Protect New Jersey's Coast Washington, DC
July 18, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $27,800 for Environmental Education in New Jersey Washington, DC
July 2, 2012 Menendez Gets First-Hand Look At How $2 Million Federal Funds Will Improve Water Systems In Barrington Barrington, NJ
June 20, 2012 Disapproval of EPA Emission Standards Rule--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
June 11, 2012 Menendez, EPA, Local Electeds Announce Grant to Clean Up Former Jersey City Industrial Site, Ready it for Revitalization, Economic Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce Nearly $600,000 for NJ Coastal Research and Monitoring Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Menendez Announces $2.83 Million Grant to Clean Up Brownfield Sites in Newark and Jersey City Washington, DC
April 26, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce Committee Approval of $119 Million for New Jersey Water Infrastructure Projects Washington, DC
April 12, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez, Pallone Visit NOAA's Howard Lab at Sandy Hook, Fight to Keep It Open Newark, NJ
Feb. 21, 2012 Letter to Chairmen Inouye and Mikulski, Vice Chairman Cochran and Ranking Member Hutchison Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Lautenberg, Menendez Announce EPA Grant to Promote "Greening" and Environmental Sustainability in Newark Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2011 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 2011 Disapproving a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Mitigation by States of Cross-Border Air Pollution Under the Clean Air Act--Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2011 Kerry, Colleagues Respond to GOP Assault on Environmental Protections Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2010 Letter to The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Washington, DC
June 15, 2010 Gulf Oilspill Washington, DC
Oct. 8, 2009 Menendez Opposes Interior Nominee Over Environmental Concerns Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2009 Menendez Works With Video Game Industry And Environmental Groups To Develop "Green Gaming Act" Washington, DC
May 21, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Washington, DC
April 1, 2009 Hearing of the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - USAID in the 21st Century Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 Hearing Of The Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee - Energy Development on Public Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf Washington, DC

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