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Sen. Menendez: ‘Painful’ to vote for ‘border surge’ amendment
The Hill ^ | June 29, 2013

Posted on 06/29/2013 10:27:29 AM PDT by SMGFan

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) on Friday said it was personally “painful” for him to vote for the “border surge” amendment which aided passage of immigration reform in the Senate, but expressed optimism that the Gang of Eight’s bill was a crucial step towards resolving the contentious issue.

“It was painful to me, and not only in the sense that I believe that it’s a bad policy, as chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, I believe that it’s a bad policy regarding neighboring countries,” said Menendez in an interview with Univision, according to a transcript.

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To: SMGFan

This idiot should be given a mandatory one-way ticket to El Savador.

Then he can pontificate on open borders there.


21 posted on 06/29/2013 12:58:20 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: SMGFan

Painful my ash! Menendez is a child molester and a lying sack of crap.


22 posted on 06/29/2013 1:36:07 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: cardinal4

Yep. It would ease his pain to think of all those underage girls whose services he could employ.


23 posted on 06/29/2013 1:42:56 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: cardinal4

I still cannot believe he wasn’t forced to resign. It shows just how decadent and dishonest the government has become and how little people care. Politicians have no morals and no shame.


24 posted on 06/29/2013 2:05:29 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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