Robert Menendez actually said...

"The future of Venezuela belongs to the people of Venezuela. They must determine the direction of that country and what sort of system of government and economics they want."

"No sanction imposed by the U.S. can cause more damage or be as politically destabilizing for the Venezuelan government as the sanctions that the Maduro administration and its Cuban handlers are curren..."

"The only additional thing that I will urge you is that when these individuals are sanctioned, it be very clear why."

"the defining issue of current day Venezuela is the wholesale, state-sanctioned and amply documented violation of the human rights of those who oppose the government"