Robert Menendez actually said...

"We have repeatedly encouraged President Obiang--the longest-serving leader on the African continent--to embrace democratic reform and rule of law, and support greater political and economic transparen..."

"I think most of us are very unsatisfied with the testimony that occurred last week."

"I view my job is to speak to truth to power, and if power does not like to hear it, then I can be outranked clearly in the State Department, but I will speak that truth."

"If confirmed, I will encourage the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to remove legal and practical barriers to the formation and free operation of political parties."