Menendez Voted Over 90 Times to Hike Taxes
“Senator Bob Menendez has never seen a tax he didn’t want to hike.”

UNION COUNTY, NJ—Tax day is yet another reminder of the immense tax burden placed on hard-working New Jerseyans. For years, tax-and-spend politicians like Senator Bob Menendez have voted to increase taxes—including taxes on Social Security and Medicaid—with little regard for the already overtaxed citizens of New Jersey.

“In his 25 ineffective years in Washington, Senator Bob Menendez has never seen a tax he didn’t want to hike—voting over 90 times to increase taxes. New Jersey is 50 out 50—dead last—in money we get back from Washington as a percentage of tax dollars we send there, and tax day is just another unfortunate reminder to millions of hard-working New Jerseyans that Bob Menendez has failed to stand up for them,” said Hugin Communications Director Megan Piwowar.

“For too long, New Jerseyans have been underrepresented in Washington and overtaxed here at home, and we’re confident that on November 6th New Jersey voters will say enough is enough to Bob Menendez’s tax hikes by supporting former Marine and business leader Bob Hugin, a senator they can be proud of.”

BACKGROUND

• SENATOR MENENDEZ HAS VOTED TO INCREASE TAXES OVER 90 TIMES SINCE BEING ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
• SENATOR MENENDEZ HAS VOTED TO INCREASE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS, ON WORKING FAMILIES, AND ON SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS.
• SENATOR MENENDEZ HAS VOTED TO INCREASE TAXES ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND ON SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.
• UNDER SENATOR MENENDEZ’S WATCH, NEW JERSEY RANKS 50 OUT OF 50—DEAD LAST—IN MONEY SENT TO WASHINGTON THAT COMES BACK TO THE STATE.

MENENDEZ VOTED TO RAISE TAXES OVER 90 TIMES WHILE REPRESENTING NEW JERSEY IN CONGRESS.

• Voted to raise taxes on Medicare and Social Security recipients – 05/27/1993
• Voted to raise the gas tax and delay cost of living adjustments for the military – 08/05/1993
• Voted against Social Security tax relief and a child tax credit for working families – 04/05/1995
• Voted against a child tax credit and against $31 billion in tax relief for college students – 06/26/1997
• Voted against gas tax decreases and giving New Jersey more control over infrastructure funds – 04/01/1998
• Voted against tax relief for self-employed individuals, for farmers, and for married couples – 09/26/1998
• Voted against $778.5 billion in tax relief and protecting Social Security revenues from other uses – 03/25/1999
• Voted against $792 billion in tax relief, against increasing Education Savings Account limits,  and allowing self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance premiums – 07/22/1999
• Voted against $792 billion in tax relief for individuals and families – 08/05/1999
• Voted against $182 billion in tax relief for married couples – 02/10/2000
• Voted against $46 billion in tax relief and allowing self-employed individuals to deduct the cost of their health insurance – 03/09/2000
• Voted to increase Social Security taxes – 07/27/2000
• Voted against middle class tax relief – 03/08/2001
• Voted against tax relief for married families with children – 03/29/2001
• Voted against $958 billion in tax relief – 05/16/2001
• Voted against $1.35 trillion in tax relief – 05/26/2001
• Voted against $159 billion in tax relief for individuals and small businesses – 10/24/2001
• Voted against tax relief for individuals and small business, extending unemployment benefits for workers, and providing a refundable tax credit to purchase health insurance – 12/20/2001
• Voted against tax relief and extending unemployment benefits for workers – 02/14/2002
• Voted against making individual tax relief permanent – 04/18/2002
• Voted against $350 billion in tax relief, an increase in the child tax credit, and $20 billion in new Medicaid funding – 05/23/2003
• Voted against extending middle class tax relief for individuals and working families – 5/11/2006
• Voted to raise taxes on small businesses – 12/24/09
• Voted against payroll tax cuts for hard-working New Jerseyans – 12/01/2011

Bob Hugin, a Marine Corps Veteran and business leader who has created thousands of New Jersey jobs, is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to challenge incumbent Democrat Senator Bob Menendez.