Sen.Menendez Struggles on $162,100 Salary
From House heavyweight to Senate lightweight, Menendez sworn in:
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), 52, said he hopes to introduce legislation soon to make college education more affordable for families, and to provide financial support for people who care for elderly family members in their own homes, two issues he said New Jerseyans repeatedly voiced concerns about to him.
Menendez tells voters he also struggles with those issues; He pays for his two children's college tuitions while he and his sister care for their 86-year-old mother, Evangelina, who has Alzheimer's disease.
Note: As a member of the U.S. Congress Menendez is paid an annual salary of $162,100 plus benefits.
Robert Menendez
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), 52, said he hopes to introduce legislation soon to make college education more affordable for families, and to provide financial support for people who care for elderly family members in their own homes, two issues he said New Jerseyans repeatedly voiced concerns about to him.
Menendez tells voters he also struggles with those issues; He pays for his two children's college tuitions while he and his sister care for their 86-year-old mother, Evangelina, who has Alzheimer's disease.
Note: As a member of the U.S. Congress Menendez is paid an annual salary of $162,100 plus benefits.
Robert Menendez
