Bob Menendez Quotes

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Bob Menendez

Profession : Politician

Birth : January 1, 1954

We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastructure. The reality is that very little money has flowed to communities to help our first responders; to help our hospitals; to help the public health infrastructure.

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We should seek international support for our mutual objectives abroad, in promoting freedom, democracy, respect for human rights, and also the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.

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Tyrants and dictators have incited hatred against ethnic and religious minorities for centuries in order to consolidate power for themselves.

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We need to have a strong economy that can create employment opportunities and that can also produce the revenue that we need to defend our country at home and abroad.

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There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel.

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I don't believe that, with the click of a mouse, you should be able to buy unlimited amounts of ammunition.

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The answer dictates what the policy should be in our relationships with every country in the world.

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While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together.

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We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals.

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You can have a Second Amendment right, but not a Second Amendment right to an AR-15.

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There's a difference between, as I always say, the destination, the end point, and the journey. The journey has a lot of twists and turns. It isn't always pretty.

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During the 2005 Bush tax holiday, corporations didn't bring back the billions they stashed overseas to build new factories, increase wages, or create more jobs. The lion's share of that windfall went to CEO raises and stock buybacks for investors on Wall Street.

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I am still doing my due diligence. A vote on a Supreme Court nominee is a lifetime appointment and when the court decides, it is the law of the land.

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I don't believe you need high capacity magazines to go hunt. If you have to use 100 rounds to shoot a deer, you're in trouble.

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Secondly, security. Both the challenges we face in the world and the responsibilities that our country has in protecting our people, are major issues. We need to do more in the context of domestic security.

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My mother was a seamstress, my father an itinerant carpenter.

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I have devoted my life to serving the people of New Jersey and am forever thankful for all who have stood by me.

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Sure, banking bills are important, but they don't save lives.

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You don't go hunting for a deer and shoot 50 rounds.

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By failing to keep their end of the bargain, the Bush administration would allow New Jersey projects to deteriorate and make New Jersey highways and bridges less safe.

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