WASHINGTON – 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.), in reintroducing the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act,...
WASHINGTON – 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.” Testifying before the Committee were the Honorable John N....
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – 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:
“I condemn ongoing hostilities in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and call for an immediate halt to...
Jersey City, N.J. – 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:
“I am deeply concerned by recent reports of...
Montevideo, Uruguay – 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...
Montevideo, Uruguay – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement calling on the Biden administration to expedite a “wrongfully detained” determination in the case of New Jersey native and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, currently detained on trumped up...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and 12 of their Senate colleagues, today announced the introduction of a resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement (April...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, were joined by Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution commemorating 200 years of official relations...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today delivered the following keynote address at the second Summit of Democracy.
“I believe we are in the midst of a global democratic renewal. One where democrats and freedom fighters are seizing the initiative and standing up for their...
WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) today led a group of Democratic lawmakers in introducing the Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports Act of 2023, new bicameral legislation to bolster Congress’ role in the review of...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following remarks in advance of the Senate’s vote on final passage to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq. Today’s remarks follow the Senator’s leadership in...
WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today released the below statement in reaction to the Biden administration’s designation of sanctions pursuant to the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 against individuals who have supported the Assad regime’s trafficking of potent...
WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered the following opening remarks at this morning’s full hearing on U.S. support of democracy and human rights. Testifying before the Committee were Mr. Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan Freedom Activist, Co-Founder of the World Liberty Congress; Ms....
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WASHINGTON – Ahead of the second international Summit for Democracy co-hosted by the United States, and as LGBTQI+ people experience growing assaults on their safety and freedom both domestically and internationally, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the International Human Rights Defense...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to...
Jersey City, N.J. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in reaction to the news that Paul Rusesabagina, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, will be released from prison in Rwanda:
“I join the Rusesabagina family in celebrating the news...
WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.),...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in leading 41 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to commemorate the 202nd anniversary of Greek Independence Day (March 25). In addition to celebrating Greece’s...
WASHINGTON – Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are urging the Biden administration to levy sanctions...