https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/09/its-time-for-reid-to-remove-menendez-as-chair-of-the-foreign-relations-committee/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:23:27 -0400<![CDATA[At issue are the curious dealings between Mr. Menendez and his close friend and benefactor Salomon Melgen, a wealthy Florida eye surgeon and major Democratic donor. The senator’s efforts to help Dr. Melgen, part-owner of a firm that had a long-dormant contract with the Dominican Republic to provide port security, revive that lucrative contract — deemed an exorbitant giveaway by business leaders and government officials there — were detailed in an article in The Times last week by Raymond Hernandez and Frances Robles. The contract’s dubious legitimacy and Dr. Melgen’s lack of experience in border security issues did not deter Mr. Menendez from pressing State and Commerce Department officials to insist that the contract be honored, including at a hearing in July of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee over which he presided&#8230;]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:05:12 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/09/its-time-for-reid-to-remove-menendez-as-chair-of-the-foreign-relations-committee-n100002