Women for Menendez Cordially invite you to join

Senator Bob Menendez

With Special Guest

Author Anna Quindlen

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SENATOR MENENDEZ

FIGHTING FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES Senator Menendez is committed to continue to strengthen women entrepreneurs in industries that are at

the core of our economic development, such as investment management, banking and finance. He has

worked and will continue to work to find debt and equity capital solutions to promising Women business

owners, as well as growth opportunities by ensuring they have access to federal and corporate business

opportunities. Economic empowerment and financial independence is the beginning of all change.

Bob has rallied large corporations and financial institutions as well as institutional investors and

economic policy agencies to continue to work together to understand the importance of capital and

opportunity for women owned businesses, and has invited them to play a key role in shedding light

through research and shaping increased opportunity . These efforts maximize human and women

potential, create jobs, promote innovation and entrepreneurialism and economic growth across America.

Providing Quality Healthcare for Women and their Families Bob led the successful fight to preserve and expand children’s health coverage, passed legislation to

support mothers suffering from postpartum depression, and has worked to help families cover the costs of

long-term care. Bob spurred the fight in Congress to increase early detection and preventive health care

for breast and gynecologic cancers, has worked to defend children by expanding research for childhood

diseases and protecting children from lead poisoning. Bob has been a fighter for families affected by

autism and has championed legislation to help families “navigate” services and, as part of the new health

care law, get comprehensive health coverage. Bob also included the concept of a Women’s Medical

Home to ensure that women have access to health care providers that understand their unique health

needs.

Strengthening our Education System Bob is committed to ensuring that every young person is able to reach their full potential. He believes our

nation’s early childhood educators must be treated and compensated fairly for the critical work they do.

Bob has fought hard to ensure schools are safe, have good teachers, and modern classrooms. Bob has

spearheaded legislation to educate schoolchildren, teachers and parents about the appropriate and safe use

of the internet. He is also working to keep student athletes safe by introducing legislation that would give

schools the resources to diagnose and properly treat concussions.

Supporting Women’s Reproductive Choice Bob believes that our goal as a nation should be to increase services that prevent unwanted pregnancies. He

realizes that decisions involving reproductive choice are extremely difficult, deeply personal, and best left to

a woman in consultation with her doctor, loved ones, and faith. Abortion must always remain safe and legal,

but we should make every effort to reduce the number of abortions. That is why he signed onto legislation

that expands access to preventive healthcare services, improves access to contraception and quality

reproductive care, and reduces the incidence of abortions. Bob also supports prohibiting health insurance

plans from excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptives and ensuring pharmacies provide

customers available contraceptives without delay. In addition, Bob spearheaded a bill to reduce teen

pregnancy through education programs and positive activities both in school and out of school.

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Treating Women Equally and Fairly Bob has been a strong proponent of equal rights and opportunity for women, including authoring the

Equal Rights Amendment in the Senate. That’s why he worked hard to pass into law the landmark Lily

Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which takes significant steps to close the wage gap between men and women and

provides fair recourse for those who experience pay discrimination. Bob has always been supportive of

strengthening the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act to provide more flexibility for medical and

family needs.

Helping Women Owned Businesses Bob helped pass an economic recovery bill that provides $730 million to the Small Business

Administration (SBA), tax relief for small businesses, as well as access to low-interest loans and federal

contracts to ensure New Jersey’s women-owned businesses grow. Bob has supported the SBA Microloan

Program, which financed more than 27,500 microloans worth $340 million to small business

entrepreneurs in 2007, 50% of which went to women and minority businesses. Bob led the successful

effort in the Senate to establish new Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion at federal financial

regulators to expand opportunities for women in contracting and oversight. He also spearheaded a survey

on diversity to the nation’s top companies to ensure they are making efforts to include women at the

highest decision-making positions. Bob also worked to pass the first in a series of robust jobs packages

that includes help for businesses to hire more workers and expand.

Making our Communities Safer After 9/11, Bob earned national recognition for his leadership in reforming the country’s intelligence

systems and ensuring that high-risk states like New Jersey receive their fair share of security funding. He

helped author legislation to scan all cargo coming into U.S. ports, and is working to improve the security

of our bus, rail and public transit systems. Bob introduced legislation to prevent gang violence and helped

defeat an amendment that would have allowed concealed weapons to be carried across state lines. He was

successful in getting additional funding for New Jersey law enforcement to hire police officers and

prevent crime. Bob also authored legislation to protect children and teens from online predators and

provide federal assistance for law enforcement efforts to locate missing children quickly.

Empowering Women Worldwide Bob believes we must stand with women who are fighting against oppression and seeking to replicate in

their own countries the rights and freedoms that women have gained in the United States. Bob has

consistently defended a woman’s right to be free from abuse, safe from trafficking and exploitation, able

to vote, claim property rights, participate freely in her economy and receive an education. Bob pushed for

passage of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) in the Senate Foreign Relations

Committee, and has consistently fought against the global gag rule and other efforts to limit

communication between care providers and their female patients about family planning matters. Bob is

committed to advocating for the health, economic, social, and legal empowerment of girls and women

worldwide.

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