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Not backing down, even though this case includes incriminating photos of gold bars, huge chunks of cash. Menendez says hes done nothing wrong and is confident hell be vi vindicated. I understand how deeply concerning this may be. However, the allegations levelled against me are just that, allegations. I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet. As ive saitated throughout the whole process, i firmly believe when all the facts are presented i will be exonerated. Weve been tracking this. Cara, we know the facts ads presented by the prosecution, all the cash, the gold bars and why the prosecution says he had it. What was his defense for having all this . Reporter so Senator Menendez really focusing on the allegations in the indictment to some extent. Hes been accused of taking cash, hundreds of thousands of dollars of gold bars and a mercedesbenz convertible in exchange for helping three new Jersey Business men and aiding the government of egypt. The senator saying the cash the fbi fou
and maybe we can even be closer than six feet apart. imagine what that would look like with your friends and family. president biden says it s a realistic goal if we all buckle down a little longer. in his first primetime address last night, the president pledged to make all adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by may 1st. that s just seven weeks away. and a month earlier than the last projection. so the president spent only part of his speech touting the $1.9 trillion relief package that is now law. but the hope is here tour, as they re calling it, is about to begin with the president and vice president hitting the road to promote it. the first round of direct payments to americans will arrive in bank accounts this weekend. we ll speak to a member of the biden cabinet in a moment. we begin with john harwood. great to see you this morning. what was the takeaway from president biden s speech last night? some people thought he would be doing more of a sales job, but th
Cochair of the lgbt advisory committee. And in my advisory committee, the lgbt senior task force was incubated, and i had the privilege of helping transition it to the task force and make some recommendations regarding the members of the task force. Im so thrilled to see my friend perry lang, commissioner lang here, who is very instrumental in that, and to see the good works that have come out of that. Thank you very much. And welcome to the commission. Im sure your expertise and experience will be very valuable. Very kind. Thank you. Next item is approval of the december 6, 2017 agenda. May i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or comments . Comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. Item 3, approval of the november 21 meeting minutes. A motion to i a prove . So moved. Second. Any comments or questions . Any comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the que
Rights commission, and in that capacity served for five of those years as chair and cochair of the lgbt advisory committee. And in my advisory committee, the lgbt senior task force was incubated, and i had the privilege of helping transition it to the task force and make some recommendations regarding the members of the task force. Im so thrilled to see my friend perry lang, commissioner lang here, who is very instrumental in that, and to see the good works that have come out of that. Thank you very much. And welcome to the commission. Im sure your expertise and experience will be very valuable. Very kind. Thank you. Next item is approval of the december 6, 2017 agenda. May i have a motion to approve . So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or comments . Comments or questions from the public . Hearing none, call the question. All in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. Item 3, approval of the november 21 meeting minutes. A motion to i a prove . So moved. Second. Any comments o