Robert Menendez actually said...

You know, Mr. Ferrer, do--let me get this straight. Do you support, as one of the options in the plebiscite, the association--sovereignty in...

Puerto Ricans have given a great deal to our Nation, through their contributions to our economy, and to the Armed Forces of the United State...

I hope that the Senate will follow the House's lead and pass this bill.

this impossible proposal has been 'consistently opposed by federal authorities . . . on both constitutional and policy grounds.'