Robert Menendez actually said...

"Given Secretary General Almagro's diagnosis, it is critical that the Biden administration continue efforts to restore the defense of democracy as a central pillar of U.S. foreign policy."

"the pandemic exposed many of the region's weaknesses, including widening social inequalities, widespread informality, growing environmental risks, a gender-based violence epidemic, and weak healthcare..."

"the next decade in the hemisphere will be a turbulent one unless the United States, the international communities, and our partners in the region are strategic in addressing these increasingly complex..."

"the Administration's vaccine diplomacy and policy in the Western Hemisphere has been a failure."