Menendez Feels the Heat

Senators Fume Over Omnibus

• By Emily Pierce
• Roll Call Staff
• March 10, 2009, 7:45 p.m.

Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) opposition to a $410 billion omnibus spending bill has riled Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the White House, with some questioning whether members of the Senate Democratic leadership should take positions that endanger the passage of crucial legislation.