Robert Menendez

Sen. Menendez's Tax Certificates Legislation Would Increase Competition, Diversity in Telecommunications Industry

August 5, 2008 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is supporting diversity in media ownership with new legislation to restore the tax certificate policy for sales of telecommunications properties to socially disadvantaged businesses, or SDBs.    » read more »

Sens. Menendez and Sanders Appload Inclusion of $300 Million in Appropriations Bill; Grant program would support energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts for municipal and county governments

08/01/2008 -- WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate Appropriations Committee released details of a supplemental appropriations bill providing $24.1 billion in infrastructure, housing, natural disaster recovery and energy assistance.

It includes a $300 million competitive grant program to help communities invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy. The program is based on a proposal championed by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and will help communities struggling with higher energy costs and will help combat global warming.    » read more »

August 4, 2008 -- WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), issued the following statement after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it would block any flights resulting from the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to auction off arrival and departure slots at the three major airports in the New York City area:    » read more »

N.J. Sens Act After Bush Administration Admits It Will Miss Deadline To Screen 100 Percent Of Nation's Cargo

June 23, 2008 -- NEWARK, NJ – Today, Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) joined executives from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as they announced their introduction of a new bill to increase security at the nation’s 361 ports.

Their bill comes after the Bush Administration admitted to Senator Lautenberg that it will miss a deadline to screen 100 percent of the nation’s cargo for radiological and nuclear weapons. Their bill would, for the first time, create minimum security standards for all containers entering the United States.    » read more »

Rep. Pascrell Joined the Senators in Discussing the Effort in Congress to Bring Down Artificially-High Prices, End Dependence on Oil

June 16, 2008 -- PATERSON, N.J. – Today, New Jersey’s U.S. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-08) spoke out about the need to implement the plan currently before the U.S. Senate that would address out-of-control gas prices. Both Senators are co-sponsors of the Consumer-First Energy Act, a bill to address the root causes of artificially-high gas prices, protect consumers from price gouging and force oil companies to change their ways.    » read more »

Sen. Menendez commends Department of Energy for investing in energy efficient technology, expresses concern that commercialization goal is as late at 2016

June 12, 2008 -- WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that they will award up to $30 million in funding over three years for three cost-shared Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) demonstration and development projects.

Early plug-in hybrid electric conversion: Photo by Steve Jurvetson (CC)    » read more »

Sen. Menendez Says Environmental, Economic Opportunity Missed; Menendez says bill would have been a first step toward the type of action needed to address climate crisis

June 6, 2008 -- WASHINGTON – This morning, legislation to address climate change was blocked from proceeding to a final vote in the U.S. Senate.

The bill actually garnered a 48-36 vote in favor of proceeding, but Republicans had used a procedural tactic to require 60 votes. The bill would have helped reduce carbon emissions and invested in green technology.    » read more »