PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR NEW JERSEYANS IN 2008

A provision which was origingally introduced by Sen. Menendez in 2006 and included in the recently enacted Federal Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act will provide additional tax relief to homeowners who do not itemize on their federal tax returns. The law allows single-filing property taxpayers to take an additional standard deduction of $500 and joint filers to deduct $1,000 for state and local property taxes paid. According to the New Jersey Department of Taxation, nearly 600,000 New Jersey seniors, disabled veterans, low income constituents, and empty nesters will benefit

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Senator Menendez participates in the dedication of the Robert Menendez Medical Arts Building, which will house the Jewish Renaissance Medical Center -- Perth Amboy

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10/31/08	NEW JERSEY SENATORS CALL ON HEALTH INSURER TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH FOR NEW CONTRACT WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
10/31/08	SEN. MENENDEZ CALLS ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INVESTIGATE AIRLINE FUEL SURCHARGES
10/30/08	NEW JERSEY'S SENATORS CELEBRATE THE PHILLIES' WORLD SERIES WIN
10/30/08	UPON REPORT RENEWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHEMICAL BPA, SEN. MENENDEZ AGAIN CALLS ON FDA TO PROVIDE PUBLIC WITH GUIDANCE
10/24/08	PREVENTING A PUBLIC TRANSIT CRISIS: SENATORS CALL ON TREASURY TO STOP LOOMING FISCAL DISASTER FOR TRANSIT AGENCIES
10/23/08	LAUTENBERG, MENENDEZ ANNOUNCE $100K FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
10/22/08	SCHUMER, REED & MENENDEZ URGE TREASURY TO SET LENDING GOALS FOR BANKS RECEIVING CAPITAL INJECTIONS

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SENATOR MENENDEZ DEBUNKS MYTHS OF COASTLINE DRILLING

Senator Menendez took to the floor of the Senate to deliver a speech debunking the myths of coastline drilling and proposing alternative solutions for lowering gas prices in the short term. Coastline drilling would not produce a drop of oil until 2017 and would not lower gas prices ever. Instead, Senator Menendez calls for a crackdown on unchecked oil speculation and diverting oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the marketplace to lower gas prices in the short term. He has helped introduce legislation to push oil companies to utilize the 68 million acres of unused land already leased to them to spur domestic production. And he supports transitioning to a transportation model based on renewable energy and advanced alternative fuels.