Cory Booker actually said...

"the street protesters in Venezuela who seek outside support to end repression and restore democracy do not write their banners in Chinese or Russian or Persian."

"In fact, it could be said to be a lot of, sort of, unintended consequences, let's say, of those proposals that I saw during that time."

"Statement of Senator Booker."

"The country's ports, vessels, and mariners are critical to our Nation's economic growth, military preparedness, and disaster relief efforts."