Honorable Robert Menendez
United States Representative, New Jersey, Democrat
Representative Menendez, of the Thirteenth District of NewJersey, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representativesin 1992. He served on the Union City (New Jersey) Board of Educationfrom 1974 to 1982, as Union City Mayor from 1986 to 1992, in theNew Jersey Assembly from 1987 to 1991, and in the New Jersey Senatefrom 1991 to 1992. He is a member of the International RelationsCommittee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.He also serves as Chief Deputy Minority Whip. The following isfrom May 7, 1998, testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade ofthe House Ways and Means Committee during hearings on "U.S.Economic…
