Robert Menendez actually said...

"I have been promoting for several years now a social and economic development fund for the Americas to address the root cause of why people turn to the Chavezes of the world."

"You want to stop the tide of undocumented immigration? One part of the equations is creating sustainable development and economic opportunities for people in the hemisphere."

"Democracies are less likely to create armed conflict against other democracies."

"Elections are one element of a democracy, but without all the other aspects of what we would consider a democratic country-- independent branches of government, a judiciary that is honest, and a legal..."