Robert Menendez is the son of Cuban immigrants that grew up in a tenement building in Union City and has risen to become one of 100 United States Senators. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and served as Ranking Member in the 116th Congress. Bob has earned a national reputation for his international leadership in the Senate, which pairs with his long-time reputation as a fighter for New Jersey families who puts their economic security ahead of powerful special interests.

The Senator was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the 13th District in New Jersey, where he becomes a powerful voice on issues such as immigration, national security, and the interests of working families.

In 2006, after New Jersey's governor appointed him to the U.S. Senate for over nine months, the people of New Jersey elected Bob to represent them full-time.

Bob helped write and pass the historic Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to nearly one million New Jersey residents and strengthening community health centers.

In response to the 2008 financial crisis, he also assisted with the design and negotiation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and plays a key role in creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency designed to serve as a cop on the beat to protect consumers.

In 2013, he passed a comprehensive immigration reform legislation through the Senate and convinced President Obama to create the DACA program.

In the same year, Menendez was sworn in as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the first Latino to lead the powerful committee.

Three Years later, he worked to convince the Obama Administration to permanently ban drilling in large swaths of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. While the Trump Administration has tried to undo this progress, Bob led a coalition of bipartisan lawmakers and Governors together in stiff opposition to protect New Jersey's coastline.

In 2018, after fighting back against the Trump Administration's budget cuts by voting against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and passing the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, Bob was re-elected to his third full term in the U.S. Senate by the people of New Jersey.

As the Democratic leader of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob becomes a leading voice in Washington conducting oversight of the Trump Administration's national security and foreign policy agenda. The Foreign Relations Committee perch allows Bob to serve as vigilant of the nation's diplomatic and security architecture and ensure that the Trump Administration respects the role of Congress in overseeing U.S. foreign policy.

As the world was rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, since early 2020, Menendez has done everything in his power to deliver billions in critical federal resources to keep New Jerseyans safe, healthy, and – despite the Trump Administration’s botched response. He also helped pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, to provide federal support for local hospitals, families and small businesses during this public health emergency. 

Nowadays, he is sworn for the second time as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, providing him a leading role in shaping our nation’s foreign policy to advance the interests of all Americans in war and peace. To ensure Congress helps address the profound international challenges the U.S. confronts and to undo the damage of the Trump administration, Chairman Menendez has focused the Committee’s work on key foreign policy issues of the day including competing with China, confronting the global pandemic, and restoring the United States’ place as a leader around the globe.

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