WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement in honor of International Women’s Day:
“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the leadership, fortitude, and resilience of women and girls around the world in championing human rights...
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 Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in introducing the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations (PARTNER) with ASEAN...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in response to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s plans to compensate Koreans who were victims of forced labor conditions during World War II:
“I commend the South Korean President...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Committee voted this morning to approve in a 13-8 vote a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force (AUMFs). The bipartisan legislation seeks to formally...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today calling for the adoption of a resolution censuring Iran for its insufficient cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at this week’s meeting of the agency’s Board of...
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 issued the following statement in reaction to the Biden administration’s decision to sanction Russian nationals complicit in perpetrating human rights abuses against Russian opposition...
JERSEY CITY – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in reaction to the passing of leading disability rights activist Judy Heumann:
“I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our friend and renowned disabilities rights leader Judy Heumann. A...
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.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing a bipartisan resolution underscoring the threats posed by illegal, unregulated, and...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today announced subcommittee leadership and membership assignments for the 118th Congress.
“I am pleased to announce the Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee leadership and membership for the 118th Congress, and look...
WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted the following statement for the Senate record marking the end of Black History Month and in celebration of the immense contributions of Black Americans to U.S. foreign policy:
“M. President,
I rise today as Black History Month comes...
WASHINGTON – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today released the below statement in reaction to Mexican lawmakers’ approval of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to cut funding and strip authorities from...
WASHINGTON – SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today released the below statement ahead of the first anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s illegal and unprovoked war on Ukraine:
“Today, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and his forces’ heinous...
WASHINGTON – SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power urging their agencies to better institutionalize labor diplomacy and to prioritize labor and worker rights at the second Summit for Democracy, which is...
WASHINGTON – SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today released the below statement in reaction to Vladimir Putin’s State of the Nation address and announced “suspension” of Russian participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), a rigorous post-Cold War nuclear arms control agreement expiring in the...
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 Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to bolster support for families advocating for the release of their loved ones...
WASHINGTON – SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered the following opening statement as this morning’s full Committee hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable Richard R. Verma to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
“In recent years, State personnel have encountered a series of mounting and complex...
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 joined in introducing legislation to better protect civilians in the Middle East from Iran’s weaponized unmanned aerial systems.
“I am proud to join in introducing this bipartisan...
WASHINGTON – SFRC Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered the following opening statement as this morning’s full Committee hearing on illicit fentanyl trafficking. Testifying before the Committee were the Honorable Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; the Honorable Anne...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today was joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) in sounding the alarm on Meta’s failure to...
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today is urging the Biden administration to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to democracy and human rights worldwide by creating a new limited visa category for human rights defenders facing imminent grave danger and persecution....