![]() ![]() Chris Christie's failed presidential bid, said he would be an independent representative. Hugin, who has been a donor to Trump in 2016, as well as to former Gov. If Democrats take control, he would expect to be Foreign Relations Committee chairman and would schedule hearings on Russia and North Korea. Menendez said that if he wins, and if Democrats win the Senate, voters should expect more oversight over the Trump White House. The president, whose approval rating in New Jersey is low, is another lightning rod in the contest so far. Hugin defended his tenure at Celgene, saying that the company had a generous aid program for patients in financial need and that the firm's drugs had helped hundreds of thousands of people. The senator also notes that under Hugin's watch Celgene settled for $280 million last year over allegations it promoted cancer drugs that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. ![]() The cost of the drug has risen over the years, leading to Menendez's attack. Menendez's criticism centers on Hugin's nearly two-decade career as head of Celgene, which markets a cancer drug called Revlimid that has proved a market and medical success. "I think people are going to look at the totality of my decisions and my actions versus Bob Hugin's decisions and actions, and I think that I'm happy to let the fate of the election rest on that." "I don't think New Jerseyans are going to buy the judgment of Bob Hugin, who ultimately made a killing off the back of cancer patients," Menendez said. While pivoting to attack Hugin, he also said he thinks voters will consider his entire career. Menendez, during an interview in Union City, pointed out that the jury didn't "believe the government's case on any given count." Asked whether voters might question his judgment, he listed Senate accomplishments including getting federal aid after Superstorm Sandy and helping draft the Affordable Care Act. "This election is about New Jersey, and it's Bob Hugin versus Bob Menendez, corrupt and ineffective, versus someone who has had a life of service and committed to outcomes and improving the quality of life of all New Jerseyans," Hugin said. Hugin said in an interview he would not have entered the race had it not been for Menendez's corruption trial. He was also admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee over it in a strongly worded letter, though the full Senate stopped short of a censure vote. Salomon Melgen in return for help settling a Medicaid billing dispute. Menendez was indicted on charges he accepted lavish gifts from longtime friend Dr. One Hugin ad says Menendez thinks voters are stupid because he "thinks he can get away with corruption," a reference to a federal corruption trial that ended in a mistrial before prosecutors dropped the charges in January. The attacks have been sharp and personal, and New Jersey residents have seen them on television and online for months, with the prospect for months more of negative ads. That's a tighter gap than a March survey that showed Menendez with a 13-point lead. The poll surveyed 908 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points. A Quinnipiac University poll out last week showed Menendez with a six-point edge over Hugin, 43 percent to 37 percent. ![]()
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