Robert Menendez in The Associated Press


On Principles & Values: Elected mayor of Union City at 32

Both men have long histories in state party politics. Menendez comes out of the rough and tumble of Hudson County, which is overwhelmingly Democratic. He was elected mayor of Union City at 32, and later to the State Assembly, State Senate and Congress, before being appointed in 2006 to his seat by Jon S. Corzine, his predecessor, who had been elected governor. He helped his party narrowly hold on to its Senate majority against the Republican headwinds of 2010.
Source: Associated Press on 2012 N.J. Senate debate Oct 5, 2012

On Tax Reform: We cannot simultaneously cut the deficit and cut taxes

Menendez [says] his Republican opponent supported tax cuts for the wealthy. Menendez has sought to present himself as the champion of the middle class, and to lump his opponent with the extreme wing of the Republican Party, arguing that he cannot simultaneously cut the deficit and cut taxes, as Kyrillos has proposed. (Menendez borrowed from Obama, who borrowed from former President Bill Clinton: "That arithmetic doesn't work.")
Source: Associated Press on 2012 N.J. Senate debate Oct 5, 2012

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