Bob Menendez: “Our partners are sending the signal to ISIL that they are not welcome, that they have a bankrupt religious ideology.”

I just want to underscore that point because it is so important.

We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region.

More than 700,000 New Jerseyans sent me here to be their voice in Congress and to address the challenges they face each and every day. Many of those constituents have sent me messages advocating for what is most important to them…

I think that is what we all appreciate here, and we have talked about it with Secretary Buttigieg.